Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage One Year Anniversary at Samson

Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni conducted a hald-day meditation programme on 20th April from 12.30pm to 5.30pm to celebrate the one year anniversary of Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage at Samson.

We finished the practice day at 5.00pm and chanted Paritta – the blessings chant, together until 5.30pm.

Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu and blessings to all of you who contributed your generosity, time and energy to make Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage at Samson possible. We also appreciate your ongoing support for Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to our supporters from Sri Lanka, Thai, Burma, Cambodia and Laos. May you have good heath, happiness and strength. May all beings be safe and at peace.

Remembering Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri on Her Ordination Day – 17th March

Remembering Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri on Her Ordination Day – 17th March

The first photo below was taken in 1990 at a Bodhi Puja after Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri completed her five rains as a ten precept nun in Sri Lanka.

Do you know the location of the photo which was taken? Do you know anyone in the photo besides Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri and Sister Dhammadinna?

May you be well and happy.

Remembering Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri on Her Ordination Day – 17th March

Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri, Chandra and brother John in 1993.

Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri and Ms Gnana in 1998 before Perth

Remembering Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri on Her Ordination Day – 17th March

I am sharing some photos of Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri in Sri Lanka. If you know any of the people or the place the photos were taken, please send me a message.

Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri, Sister Dhammadinna and Chin-chi in 1998 at a place closed to Kendy

A Visit From An Old Friend

This photo was taken next to Arahat Patacara Bhikkhuni’s statue with Ariya Baumann from Switzerland at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage. Ariya is a meditation teacher whom I met at Dhammasara Monastery about 20 years ago.

She has been invited by the Perth Insight Meditation group to teach a meditation retreat at Jhana Grove from 8th to 17th of March.

It was lovely to see Ariya again.

A Poem for Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri’s 50th Birthday in 2002

I am sharing a poem which was written by a lay supporter in Perth to celebrate Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Theri’s 50th birthday in 2002.

The Shrine at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage on Full Moon Night – Magha Puja Day 2024

The First Summer at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage In Samson

These are the culprits – the red tail black cockatoos. They drop the nuts and branches on the front and the back garden, on my head two to three times a day and make a big mess.

I keep negotiating with them – just come to have their meal once a day – but they never listen.

There are also times of peace, quiet and beauty at the Hermitage. Even the pink flowers of kindness, delight and joy are blossoming in the very hot and dry summer of 43 degrees in Perth. We only need to give them water and care. It is like the practice on the Eightfold path; it can thrive with our care, persistence, patience and Metta.