Sunnataram Forest Monastery : Thai Forest Monastery Bundanoon, offering a Meditation Retreats program

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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.

Every Sunday

Buddhist talk and a short meditation session for people who are interested to learn Buddhism between 10 AM -12 PM.

Booking is essential.  Thank you very much.

Buddhism for HSC Students

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'

Teaching Monks: Further Training in Australia

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

A new release drone vdo of the monastery May 2021

Thanks to Mick Rattanapanyo for your kind help.

Fri 9- Sun 11 Dec 2022

A smal but lovely meditation retreat for the year 2022. Please click here to see more photos 

Mon 26th Dec 2022- 1st Jan 2023

X mas-New Year retreat

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Sun 1st Jan 2023

All are welcome

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk and New Year Blessings

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks. 

12.30 - 3 PM  Guided tour to the monastery garden, exhibitions and Buddhist art.

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 20th Jan start 6 PM- Sun 22nd Jan finish 2 PM

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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 17th Feb start 6 PM- Sun 19th Feb. finish 2 PM

 The Power of Love

 Sorry the retreat is full. Please apply for the next ones. Thank you very much. 

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 17th Mar start 6 PM- Sun 19th Mar finish 2 PM

Living a Balanced Life

Sorry the retreat is full. Please apply for the next ones. Thank you.

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

Easter Long Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 7th Apr start 6 PM- Mon 10th Apr finish 2 PM

A Blissful Letting go like An Autumn Leaf

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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 5th May start 6 PM- Sun 7th May finish 2 PM

An Awakening Moment

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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

Long Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 9th Jun start 6 PM- Sun 12th Jun finish 2 PM

Life is like the big snow ball

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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 7th Jul start 6 PM- Sun 9th Jul finish 2 PM

The Enlightened Mind is like a water drop on lotus leaf

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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 11th Aug start 6 PM- Sun 13th Aug finish 2 PM

The Powerful Mind

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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 1st Sept start 6 PM- Sun 3rd Sept finish 2 PM

The Factors of Enlightenment

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

Long Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 29th Sept start 6 PM- Mon 2nd Oct finish 11 AM

Reinvigorating MInd

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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

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 3rd Nov start 6 PM- Sun 5th Nov finish 2 PM

Heart Blossom

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

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 1st Dec start 6 PM- Sun 3rd Dec finish 2 PM

An Awakening Moment

Due to the 2020 bushfire damage, we have very limited accommodation. Before you book in for the retreat, please be sure that you can complete the whole retreat. 

Please click here and email us your application form.  Thank you.

The Fold Southern Highlands by Jessica Raschke Jan 2022

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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.

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Account Name: Sunnataram Forest Monastery Incorporated

ANZ Bank, NSW, Australia

Swift code: ANZBAU3M

BSB: 012 547

Account No. 2370 37944

The monastery has been burnt twice by the Morton fire on 10 & 23 Jan 2020. We lost almost all Ladies' and Men's accommodation, 25 water tanks, water pumps, meditation bushland and a lot of building materials.

Thank you to everyone who has kindly made a donation to rebuild the monastery

Sadhu Anumodhana