Kathina Festival - Sunday 2nd November The annual Kathina festival to mark the end of the three month vassa period will be held as usual in the Chard Guildhall. There will be a rice pindpat in the morning at about 10.45am followed by the meal and the kathina offering will be made in the early afternoon. If you would like to help on the day, or would like ideas for useful offerings to the monastery, we will post some contact details nearer the time.
Meditation Workshops are held every few weeks on a Saturday afternoon and are open for both new and experienced meditators. The workshop runs from 1.30pm-4.30pm. There is no need to book. The next workshops will be on Saturday 6th September Saturday 27th September Saturday 25th October Saturday 15th November Saturday 6th December
Every week there is Sunday evening puja at 7pm. Chanting, 40 minutes of meditation, and then followed by a Dhamma talk or Q&A. This is open to all but is not intended for beginners.
Visitors are welcome during the day. It is possible to make offerings, preferably in the morning before the meal time (11.00am when on GMT, 11.30am when on BST), or by arrangement at other times. You can phone or use the contact form to be in touch with us prior to coming.