Ayya Medhanandi Retreat in Toronto

Non-residential retreat with Ayya Medhanandi Nov 10-12 (Thursday and Friday 7-9 pm, and then all day Saturday 9 am-5 pm) at:

Society of Friends (Quakers) House
60 Lowther Avenue
Toronto, ON

Ayya Medhanandi is a native of Montreal. She was ordained as a ten-precept Buddhist nun in Myanmar in 1988. She has lived and practiced in monasteries in England, North America, New Zealand and Asia and has many years of teaching experience. After 19 years as a nun, she received bhikkhuni ordination in Taiwan and returned to Canada to establish Sati Saraniya Hermitage, the first Canadian Theravada Buddhist monastic residence for bhikkhunis (fully- ordained women).

The retreat will include meditation instruction in four postures, group chants and devotional practice, and a pot-luck meal for the traditional monastic alms-giving. The day will provide a wonderful opportunity to practice in this ancient tradition that has transmitted to us this priceless teaching of liberation through two and a half millennia.

For more info including how to register please see:

http://springrainsangha.com/retreats/multi-day-non-residential-retreats/vipassana-retreat-november/