Open to BSV Members & Non-Members About the Teacher: Medhino Bhikkhu, Ph.D., more widely known as the Venerable Vimokkha, is the abbot of Wat Pipphalivanaram, founded by the Great Master Kassapamuni in Rayong Province, Thailand. Ven. Vimokkha excels at teaching mindfulness and vipassana insight meditation with techniques blending lessons from Thailand’s great masters with his […]
Open to BSV/BSWA Members & Non-Members (Current State: Waitlist Open) About the Teachers: Bhante Cunda, born in Malaysia as Kim Yee Chan, moved to Perth at age 4 and split his time between there and Christmas Island, where he discovered Buddhism at 23 through Ajahn Brahm’s meditation tapes. After visiting Bodhinyana Monastery, he volunteered there […]
Open to BSV/BSWA Members & Non-Members (Current State: Waitlist Open) About the Teacher: Ajahn Nissarano was born in 1952 in Perth, Western Australia. In 1997, he was ordained by Ajahn Brahm as a novice monk and a year later took full ordination. This year will be his 27th Rain’s Retreat, Vassa. He lived in Sri […]
Open to BSV Members & Non-Members (Current State: Open) About the Teacher: Bhikkhu Sunyo was born in the Netherlands and discovered Buddhism and meditation near the end of high school. After completing university in 2013, he moved to Bodhinyana Monastery to become a monk—and has called it home ever since. He’s known for his deep […]
Open to BSV Members & Non-Members Fully booked - Waitlist now open About the Teacher: Born and growing up in Melbourne, for thirty years Pip Ransome worked in community development, fifteen of them alongside the Yorta-Yorta people of northeast Victoria. In 1993 Pip was authorised to teach meditation and the Buddha-Dhamma by highly-esteemed Buddhist […]
Open to BSV Members & Non-Members The retreat is fully booked. Waitlist now open. About the Teacher: Medhino Bhikkhu, Ph.D., more widely known as the Venerable Vimokkha, is the abbot of Wat Pipphalivanaram, founded by the Great Master Kassapamuni in Rayong Province, Thailand. Ven. Vimokkha excels at teaching mindfulness and vipassana insight meditation with […]
Open to BSV Members & Non-Members The retreat is fully booked. Waitlist now open. About the Teacher: Ajahn Mudito was born in a small village in northern Finland. In his early twenties, he travelled to the United States, where he worked in various jobs and later returned to Finland to spend several years working […]
Open to BSV Members & Non-Members The retreat is fully booked. Waitlist now open. About the Teacher: Ajahn Nissarano was born in 1952 in Perth, Western Australia. In 1997, he was ordained by Ajahn Brahm as a novice monk and a year later took full ordination. This year will be his 29th Rain’s Retreat, Vassa. […]
Registrations now open to Members and Non-Members The Retreat is fully booked. Waitlist now open. Important Info: Registration opens 6pm, Friday, 20th February for BSV and BSWA members. The member‑only window will run for two weeks. Any remaining places will then open to non‑members. About the Retreat: Theme: How to turn your life into a […]
Open to BSV Members & Non-Members In‑person attendance is now fully booked. The waitlist is open. (Online attendance remains open) About the Teacher: Ajahn Sādaro ordained in the forest tradition in Thailand in 2006. After practicing throughout SE Asia, he returned to Australia in 2015 and now currently resides at the Buddhist Society of Victoria’s […]