by Sirimangalo Author | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today is the new year, or tomorrow is, depending who we listen to… Friday the 13th too. The-yogi-formerly-known-as-Jens arrived this week, and has taken up the role of groundskeeper; he and Manju have begun work on one of the more slippery forest paths and took...
by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
The bhikkhuni and the samanera finally got residence visas, after a tense showdown with an immigration official. It seems like we were just shuffled along from one person to another until finally we arrived at this man who basically told us he wasn’t prepared to...
by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, in preparation for the book project, I thought to find a way to organize the questions and answers on our ask forum into a single file. The result is an actual e-book made up of the best answers to all the questions on the site, and can be downloaded in PDF form...
by Sirimangalo Author | Feb 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
wild, untameable dense, impen’trable thicket forest of the mind Two rooms with washrooms are now complete. Two more are liveable, leaking roof, no washrooms. Still two caves, makes six. An old meditator is coming on Sunday, we’ve an appointment with...