and me still fishing for clouds
in the ancient pond
After Men’s Retreat, Kathina and Elder’s Council Meeting which all brought many visitors and much activity to the monastery, this week at Harnham has been relatively quiet. We still have a steady flow of overnight guests though, giving us friendly company, and joining us for pujas, discussions and work, which this week seems to focus on preparing the place for winter. Conservatories have been frost-protected, benches brought inside, boilers serviced and every day there is a new load of leaves to be swept up and cleaned out of the gutters. On Sunday we were pleased to welcome a large number of visitors again, both for the discussion at tea time as well as for the evening puja and Dhamma talk.
On Thursday Ajahn Munindo returned from his kathina-visit to Amaravati Monastery in Hertfordshire, just an hour before Ajahn Abhinando took the next train north, visiting the meditation groups in Edinburgh and Glasgow. By Saturday evening our community should be complete again, except for Samanera Visuddhi, who is helping with the forest work at Chithurst Monastery in Sussex. And thus reunited, we are looking forward to have a Silent Week together, starting after Sunday evening puja. Ajahn Abhinando will still visit the Carlisle group on Tuesday – and he promises he won’t give a ‘Silent Talk’ on that occasion.
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On Thursday Ajahn Munindo returned from his kathina-visit to Amaravati Monastery in Hertfordshire, just an hour before Ajahn Abhinando took the next train north, visiting the meditation groups in Edinburgh and Glasgow. By Saturday evening our community should be complete again, except for Samanera Visuddhi, who is helping with the forest work at Chithurst Monastery in Sussex. And thus reunited, we are looking forward to have a Silent Week together, starting after Sunday evening puja. Ajahn Abhinando will still visit the Carlisle group on Tuesday – and he promises he won’t give a ‘Silent Talk’ on that occasion.
