December 2008 Dec 27-31 New Year's Retreat will be led by Ajahns Thanasanti, Anandabodhi and Santacitta in the Bay Area. This will be a dana-based retreat with a $100 refundable deposit. Exact location and further details are forthcoming and will be posted here. Early registration is very much appreciated--please contact Janice.
January - February 2009 Ajahns Thanasanti, Anandabodhi, Metta and Santacitta will stay in a temporary vihara (residence) in the San Francisco Bay Area (location is not yet established). Please plan on visiting the vihara for pujas, meal offerings, tea, and conversation.
March 2009 In early March, Ajahns Metta and Santacitta will visit Northern Vermont and the Valley Insight Meditation Society in Lebanon, New Hampshire and will then join Ajahn Thanasanti to co-lead the annual monastic retreat at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Following this, Ajahns Metta and Santacitta will visit the Buddhaparisa group in Boston. Ajahn Santacitta will then return to the UK and Ajahn Metta will join Ajahn Thanasanti in Colorado to co-lead a ten day retreat. Details on all of these events will be posted here.
May 2009 Ajahn Sundara will lead a retreat in the Bay Area in late May. This will be a dana-based retreat; further details will be posted here as they become known.
NOTE ON RETREATS: In keeping with the spirit of generosity, Saranaloka Foundation has decided that all future retreats that the Foundation sponsors will be dana-based (i.e., donations rather than set fees) with a refundable registration deposit. This decision was based on our commitment to the principle of going forward in faith and making the Dhamma freely available to everyone.