Finished outbuilding self-retreat block

Hi Dhamma Friends,

It has been a long time since I have posted anything up on this blog. My main postings/dhamma talks have been on the www.lionwisdom.org website. I hope most of you would by now have that website  marked for regular checking.

But here I want to describe what I've been doing during much of this Pandemic isolation.

We have finished the renovation of the old dilapidated horse stable into a nice semi-self-retreat six room outbuilding. It has a workshop/storage room, a meditation room, a compost toilet/sink bathroom and three individual retreat rooms.

We have also had a nice proper fire ring built by a local Boy Scout for his eagle Scout project. And a flourishing bog pond as an outdoor meditation area.

Here I am including some of these and other photos of the Lion of Wisdom Meditation Center.

Lion of Wisdom Meditation Center nestled amongst the trees

Main house in Springtime

In Wintertime

Back entrance

Alter in Meditation hall

Hello, my name is Mitta, the friendly LOW cat

Original condition of horse stable

Early stages of the renovation 

Part way through renovation last year

Preparing for concrete floor

View of back yard in early Spring

View in Summer

Bog pond last summer

In September

The small Lilly pond

Meditation room with French door is the first finished room

Wall painting in the small meditation hall

Progress; room with brass plaque is the bathroom....

.....with compost toilet/urinal/sink

Three individual retreat rooms

Inside finished self- retreat cell with skylight

The other room

Current status of bog pond, August 3rd '21

Bog Pond after sunset with rising Full moon

Fire ring for periodic bonfires and roasting marshmallows

Bonfire on the 4th of July '21

See ya

Please come and visit, participate in one of our meditation classes or retreats or longer self-retreat. All of our programs services are provided without monetary charge, however donations are always needed/appreciated for the ongoing upkeep running of the center, to make available the wonderful, mind healing teachings of the BuddhaDhamma to all.

MAY ALL BEINGS BE WELL, PEACEFUL AND WISE

Greetings for the New Year

 Dear Friends,

The Lion of Wisdom Meditation Center wishes you all of the best in this New Year 2021

Here are links to two Dhamma talks I delivered on YouTube LIVE the last two days of our Year Ending retreat: Dec. 31st talk on the Eightfold Path    This talk begins at minute 9.36

January 1st, Retreat Closing talk--Furthering our Evolution  this talk begins at minute 23.19

This is the link to our LOW YouTube channel: Lion of Wisdom YouTube channel

All of Bhante Rahula's Dhamma talks and Sutta Study classes are available for live broadcasts on Wednesday eve 7-9 pm EST and Sunday afternoons from 2-4 pm EST.

They are also available to participate overt Zoom at the same above times with these links:

Sundays 2-4 pm Dhamma talk and guided meditation: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/659709393 Meeting ID: 659 709 393; passcode is,  metta

Wednesdays 7-9 pm Sutta class and guided meditation: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/173871996 Meeting ID: 173 871 996         passcode is,  metta

Here is a list of Introductory talks and guided meditations on Mindfulness/insight meditation practice given by Bhante Rahula, good for beginners.

#1 Introduction to meditation

#2 Mindfulness of Breathing  

#3  Mindfulness in the Body

#4 : Four Foundations of Mindfulness

May all Beings be Well, Peaceful and Wise