Sunnataram Forest Monastery : Thai Forest Monastery Bundanoon, offering a Meditation Retreats program
225 Teudts Road, Bundanoon NSW 2578
02 4884 4262
To follow up our current activities, please visit Instagram @kimmcsweeney52 or #sunnataramforestmonastery.
Helping the monks
Every Sunday is a working bee. Please email us if you would like to help the monks working in the garden or cleaning. Thank you very much.
Buddhist talk and a short meditation session for people who are interested to learn Buddhism between 10 AM -2 PM
Booking is essential. Thank you very much.
After experiencing teaching Buddhism in many high schools, we have decided to include a section in our website to help those students studying Buddhism in HSC. Read more in 'Dhamma Teachings/Buddhism for Students'
Sunnataram Forest Monastery now establishes a special training program: Teaching Monks: Further Training in Australia, to support international Buddhist monks who want to learn how to teach Buddhism in Australia and the West.
We welcome any non-Thai monk who would like to undertake this program to experience teaching Dhamma and helping Dhamma work in Australian culture for 3 months. Please email us.
Thank you & Sadhu
We would like to thanks to all friends who kindly donate Bunning Gift cards and Mitre 10 Gift cards to the monks. We have been using them to purchase many building materials to maintain the monastery and to support our Dhamma teaching programs. May all happiness and wisdom be with all of us. Sadhu
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 16th - Sun 18th Jan 2026
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 6th - Sun 8th Feb 2026
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 27th Feb -Sat 28th Feb -Sun 1st Mar 2026
Easter Long Weekend Meditation Retreat
Thru 2nd -Mon 6th Apr 2026
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 1st - Sun 3rd May 2026
Mon 4th May 2026
Chevalier College Students Year 11th visited the monastery
Long Weekend Meditation Retreat: King's Birthday
Fri 5th - Mon 8th June 2026
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 3rd - Sun 5th July 2026
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 31st July - Sun 2nd Aug 2026
Like a drop of water on the lotus leaf
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 4th - Sun 6th Sept 2026
The Power of Rejuvenation
Long weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 2nd- Mon 5th Oct 2026
Every breath is blessing
Activities in November 2026
Every Sunday
10 AM A guided meditation and Dhamma talk
11 AM Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.
12.30 - 2 PM Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 6th - Sun 8th Nov 2026
Activities in December 2026
Every Sunday
10 AM A guided meditation and Dhamma talk
11 AM Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.
12.30 - 2 PM Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery
Weekend Meditation Retreat
Fri 4th - Sun 6th Dec 2026
Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking. Please email the monastery your application form at least 7 days in advance. All retreat is by suggested donation.
Every retreat there are some people who cancel their booking at the last minute. We have created a waiting list for people who seriously want to practise meditation. Please email your application form to be eligible for the waiting list and be ready to be notified at short notice (1-2 days before the retreat starts). Thank you.
This weekend retreat starts at 6 PM on Friday and will finish 1 PM on Sunday.
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Bush Fire 2020 Record
The monks are grateful and touched by all of your support and concerns. We have received many phone calls and emails from many monks and nuns, supporters and retreat friends. We wish everyone to be safe and peaceful. With gratitude from all at Sunnataram Forest Monastery, Bundanoon.
Please click on the photos to see records
Retreat Dates
Dec 4th – 6th 2026
Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking. All retreat is by suggested donation. Please email the monastery for inquiry. Thank you
2027 Retreat Dates
Jan 15th - 17th
Feb 12th -14th
March 5th -7th
March Easter Thurs 25th - Mon 29th
April 16th - 18th
May 7th - 9th
June Long Weekend 11th - 14th
July 9th -11th
Aug 13th - 15th
Sept 10th - 12th
Oct Long weekend 1st - 4th
Nov 5th -t7th
Dec 3th - 5th
Things We Need
Donation to rebuild meditation huts to resume our monthly meditation retreat.
Sunnataram Forest Monastery
ANZ Bank, NSW
Swift code: ANZBAU3M
BSB: 012 547
Acc No: 2370-37944
Thank you for your kind support. May the Blessings of the Buddha be with all of us, to be healthy, weathy and wise.
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