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Autumn Newsletter
Dear Friends,
Welcome to Autumn 2025.
Certainly we may be used to Autumn being a season of calm cool weather, pleasant days and cool nights and the occasional windy days, but certainly not Tropical Cyclones in an area that is not the Tropics!
However here on the Far North Coast of NSW, we did have a Tropical Cyclone – Alfred, which fortunately was downgraded at the last minute before it made land fall from the ocean.
We were also fortunate to have many...
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Vassa Retreat 2024
Dear Friends,
The Vassa Retreat period for 2024 began on Sunday 21st July.
Many of you have attended the Vassa Retreat Days that I have offered over the last few years, finding them most beneficial for developing and deepening our Meditation Practice.
The Vassa Retreat period from the Full Moon of July until the Full Moon of October – a period of 3 months (12 weeks) becomes a time to dedicate more care and attention to developing our Meditation Practice, our understanding of...
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Next Meditation Retreat Sunday 19th May 2024 & John’s Birthday
Dear Friends,
Trusting this note finds you well.
The last couple of months have been special at Ratanagiri – with the visits of Venerable Mettaji from Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth WA, and this month with Ajahn Tiradhammo visiting from Wat Buddha Dhamma near Sydney.
During the visit from these two Buddhist Monks – we received wonderful teachings and guidance which was both clarifying and inspirational, especially Ajahn Tiradhammo's insights from his new book ‘Beyond I – Making’.
Through the support of Brendon we...
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