Jhana Grove

Related

• Dhammaloka Centre
• Bodhinyana Monastery
• Dhammasara Monastery
• Buddhist Society of WA

Teacher

• Ajahn Brahm

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Ajahn Khemavaro was born in Vietnam in 1966. Completing university studies in the USA, he encountered Buddhism and meditation while working as a stockbroker in Bangkok, Thailand. Instinctively drawn to monastic life, he began training in the Ajahn Chah tradition at the legendary Wat Pah Nanachat in North East Thailand in 1999 and ordained as a Bhikku the following year.

Shortly afterwards, he travelled to Australia to spend several years practising meditation at Bodhinyana Monastery under Ajahn Brahmavanso. He currently resides at Wat Buddha Dhamma Forest Monastery deeply secluded in the mountainous regions of NSW.

Since 2005, Ajahn Khemavaro led numerous retreats in Singapore, USA, Norway and Australia. His deep heart connection with the Thai forest meditation tradition combined with a solid monastic grounding in the west make him a truly unique resource as a meditation teacher.

Transport

Train

If you arrive at the airport - there are shuttle buses to Perth City. The rates vary between $15-$18 (depending on if you are coming from domestic or international).
You can get a train from Perth city to Armadale train station. The Transperth Railway requires no pre-booking and trains depart every few minutes. Once you arrive in Armadale, there is a taxi stand across the railway station on Commerce Avenue. The taxi from Armadale to Jhana Grove would be approximately $67.

Please tell the driver: not to follow GPS, rather tell the driver to go South on Southwest Highway and Turn LEFT on Kingsbury Drive (5km past Karnup Road).  Do not take Jarahdale Road. The address is: 283 Kingsbury Drive, Serpentine 6125) and confirm that it's metro rates.

You may print this out for your convenience.
Emergency: 08 9525 3314

Take the minibus shuttle from the airport to Perth Railway station ($15-$18), allow at least 30min-1h depending on traffic

Take the Australind train from Perth to Serpentine ($8.60), Depart: 9:30am and 5:55pm, Arrive: Serpentine 10:21am and 6:50pm

You can book by:

Phone: 1300 662 205

Online: http://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/

Taxi

If you want to take a taxi, the cost is $110 from the International airport, and $120 from the Domestic airport.

GPS systems do not tend to be inaccurate around Serpentine due to a lack of satellite coverage.
Please tell the driver to take the Southwest Highway and turn left on Kingsbury Drive from Southwest Highway (5km after Karnup Road).