The 8 precepts must be undertaken by all participants for the duration of all Jhana Grove retreats:
1. To refrain from destroying living creatures.
2. To refrain from taking that which is not given.
3. To refrain from sexual activity.
4. To refrain from false and incorrect speech.
5. To refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs.
6. To refrain from eating after midday (except if necessary for medical reasons).
7. To refrain from sensual entertainment and use of bodily adornments.
8. To refrain from using a high or luxurious bed. *
* (Conventional single beds are provided.)
We are located 1 km up the road from Bodhinyana monastery at 283 Kingsbury Drive, Serpentine 6125, Serpentine, Western Australia: Map
A pupose-built meditation retreat centre located in the forrested hills (60km) from Perth in Western Australia. The centre can accomodate up to 60 retreatants. More...
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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.
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We are located 1 km up the road from Bodhinyana monastery at 283 Kingsbury Drive, Serpentine 6125, Serpentine, Western Australia Click here for Map