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Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery

Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
Sitavana
7000 Smith Lake Forest Srv Rd.
Knutsford, BC
V0E 2A0

(778) 785-6059
https://birken.ca

Resident teacher: Ajahn Sona, Abbot, ordained monk

E-mail: meditate@birken.ca

Lineage: Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery is a monastery and retreat centre associated with the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah.

Practices: Meditation retreats, day visits, Dana meal offerings

Meditation: Breath meditation(Anapanasati), loving kindness (Metta), walking meditation

Public activities: Daily group sitting meditation periods. Occasional teatime Q+A periods and personal interviews with Ajahn Sona, the Abbot, Uposatha/Wan Phra days of observance (full moon and new moon), personal retreats, scheduled online and in-person meditation retreats .

Other activities and initiatives: High quality YouTube Dhamma talks (https://www.youtube.com/AjahnSona), podcasts (https://anchor.fm/ajahn-sona), books and other publications (https://birken.ca/teachings/) by Ajahn Sona.

Affiliated internationally with: Buddhist monasteries (Forest Sangha https://forestsangha.org) in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah.

Charitable number: 892635483RR0001 Registered 1997

Listing updated: February 2022