Tan Nyanamoli and the new porch
This week Harnham has been hosting a silent meditation retreat, led by Ajahn Jayanto, who has travelled from Amaravati to offer his guidance to twenty committed meditators who have filled our retreat house. For Myke this is the first retreat as Kusala House Caretaker and so far he is doing a wonderful job in caring for the house and its silent guests.
Our front porch has finally come to completion thanks to the diligent and tireless efforts of Tan Nyanamoli. The hefty Northumberland weather had slowly worn down areas of the porch which have since been replaced and painted. The new work compliments Jeff Jackson’s new door resulting in a completely renovated porch ready to welcome all to the main house of Harnham.
Meanwhile the mysterious midnight screeching puzzle has been solved. A few weeks ago it was mentioned in the blog that it was a pair of barn owls that were providing nocturnal accompaniment to our midnight sittings, but the barn owls were wrongly blamed and it was in fact a pair of tawny owls – somewhat smaller, more common and considerably more elusive.
Ajahn Abhinando and Ajahn Punnyo engaged in the noble tradition of alms-round this Tuesday and trekked to Morpeth, a whole twelve miles away. They received offerings from six different people, some old friends and some who were completely new to Buddhism. Sadly the walk back was sullied by Northumbrian rain, but spirits were not dampened.
Saturday will mark the end of the retreat, where we will bring the week to a close with the sharing of blessings. The community at Harnham would like to express its gratitude and appreciation to Ajahn Jayanto for his time and effort in leading this retreat, and we would also like to thank the wider monastic and lay community who have all helped to make this retreat possible.
Our front porch has finally come to completion thanks to the diligent and tireless efforts of Tan Nyanamoli. The hefty Northumberland weather had slowly worn down areas of the porch which have since been replaced and painted. The new work compliments Jeff Jackson’s new door resulting in a completely renovated porch ready to welcome all to the main house of Harnham.
Meanwhile the mysterious midnight screeching puzzle has been solved. A few weeks ago it was mentioned in the blog that it was a pair of barn owls that were providing nocturnal accompaniment to our midnight sittings, but the barn owls were wrongly blamed and it was in fact a pair of tawny owls – somewhat smaller, more common and considerably more elusive.
Ajahn Abhinando and Ajahn Punnyo engaged in the noble tradition of alms-round this Tuesday and trekked to Morpeth, a whole twelve miles away. They received offerings from six different people, some old friends and some who were completely new to Buddhism. Sadly the walk back was sullied by Northumbrian rain, but spirits were not dampened.
Saturday will mark the end of the retreat, where we will bring the week to a close with the sharing of blessings. The community at Harnham would like to express its gratitude and appreciation to Ajahn Jayanto for his time and effort in leading this retreat, and we would also like to thank the wider monastic and lay community who have all helped to make this retreat possible.
