At the Bhavana Society you can experience the benefits of living with a group of people dedicated to the Buddha’s teachings of liberation. The community is made up of monks and nuns who have taken long term vows of monastic training as well as lay people who follow a basic set of training rules.  Perhaps you are a layperson who would like to experience the benefits of monastic life for a period of time. Or you may be exploring the possibility of becoming a monk or nun.  Living at Bhavana and supporting the community of monks and nuns could be an…(read more)