Events
Schedule for the Pre-Full Moon and New Moon Night and the Uposatha Day at Bhavana
Pre-Moon Night
6:30 pm Commence
6:30-7:00 pm Observance of 10 Precepts and basic instructions
7:00-7:30 pm Meditation
7:30-9:00 pm Sutta Discussion
9:00-10:00 pm Break
10:00 pm-12:00 am Walking/Sitting Meditation
12:00-12:30 am Break
12:30-2:00 am Meditation/Metta
Moon Day
6:00 am Wake up and Shine
6:20 am Pooja Chanting
6:45 am Lay persons offer Monastic allowances
7:00-8:00 am Breakfast, Clean-up
10:00-10:45 am Meditation in the Main Hall (Sutta and Vinaya Study)
11:00 am-1:00 pm Pooja Chanting/lunch, Clean-up
1:00-3:00 pm Mindful living (Strive to be mindful of all actions)
3:00-4:00 pm Monks’ Uposatha Kamma (Discussion among the lay community)
4:00-6:00 pm Meditation in the Main Hall
6:00-6:30 pm Break
6:30-7:30 pm Dhamma Talk and termination
Present Dhamma Activities
Present Dhamma Activities/services:
1. Daily morning 5:00-6:30 meditation and pooja
2. Daily evening from 5:00-6:00 meditation and 6:30-8:00 pooja and meditation
3. Saturday: Evening from 3:00-4:00 Pali Class and from 4:00-5:00 Sutta discussion
4. Sunday: Morning from 9:00-9:45 Meditation and 10:00-10:45 Dhamma talk
5. Pre-Full moon and New moon days: Evening from 6:30-2:00 am meditation /Dhamma discussion and the following day from 10:00am to 7:30pm Uposatha Day Program including Dhamma talks and Dhamma discussions among the monastic and the lay community both together and separately.
New/Full Moon Days in 2012
Below is the New and Full Moon Days that will be observed during 2012.
Full Moon - - - - New Moon
March 8, 2012 - March 22, 2012
April 6, 2012 - April 21, 2012
May 5, 2012 - May 20, 2012
June 4, 2012 - June 19, 2012
July 3, 2012 - July 19, 2012
Aug. 2, 2012 - Aug. 17, 2012
Aug. 31, 2012
Sept. 30, 2012 - Sept. 16, 2012
Oct 29, 2012 - Oct. 15, 2012
Nov. 28, 2012 - Nov. 19, 2012
Dec. 28, 2012 - Dec. 13, 2012
Vassa begins July 3rd and ends September 30, 2012.
Vesak Celebration Day
Celebration of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and final passing away
At Bhavana the day starts with a chanting dedication to the Buddha at 10:30 am. After that the lay people offer food to the monastics around 11:00. As soon as everyone is finished eating there is a Dhamma talk given to the public.
No registration is necessary unless you would like to stay overnight.
If you would like to spend time at Bhavana before or after Sunday, please use the Visit Registration form.
Kathina Celebration Weekend October 6-7, 2012
Bhante Gunaratana’s Birthday, Thirty-year Anniversary of Bhavana Society & Cloth offering celebration
The Kathina celebration marks the end of the rainy season in the traditional Buddhist calender. It is the time when lay people offer cloth to the monastics who have spent the last three months living at the temple. The day starts with a chanting dedication to the Buddha. After the Buddha puja is complete, the lay people will offer the food to the monastics around 11:00. All guest are invited to join us for lunch and as soon as everyone is finished eating the official offering of robe cloth begins. There will be a Dhamma talk given in the afternoon.
No registration is necessary unless you would like to stay overnight.
Because we will be offering an all night chanting on Saturday, overnight guest need to register as soon as possible, overnight sleeping spaces are limited. We will combine Bhante G's birthday (actual date December 7th), the thirty-year anniversary of Bhavana Society and Kathina all on this eventful weekend.
If you would like to spend time at Bhavana before or after Sunday, please use the Visit Registration form. If you would like to bring things to offer to the monastery, see our items to donate page.
More about Kathina
Kathina marks the end of the Vassa or rains retreat, during which the laity offer material requisites to the Sangha, usually in the form of special robes or cloth. Only those monastics who have been in residence for the entire retreat are able to accept the robes offering, and it is the monastics who determine who the recipient will be. Originally, Kathina marked the period in which the monastics were able to resume their wandering after the required three months residency during the rains retreat. The laity offered them new robes before they set out. The word "kathina" comes from the name of the sewing frame used to make the robe.