by Colleen Glass | Feb 1, 2019 | Newsletters
Good evening friends, Ottawa snow falls have set a new record – over 97 cm’s of snow fell in January. That’s the height of a countertop or five steps on a staircase. While considering the measure of abundance, members learned at the recent OBS Annual...
by Colleen Glass | Jan 2, 2019 | Newsletters
Good morning friends, Walking by the lake in the late afternoon, rabbit and I stop, look at each other. She scurries on, and I do same. The angle of the sun’s rays, still warm, pierce each icy wood and above all this, the quick blue sky rolls out into a massive...
by Colleen Glass | Dec 1, 2018 | Newsletters
Dear friends, With much joy we send our collective best wishes and encouragement to Anagārikā Kusalā (Lori Elling) who entered the holy life as a postulant at Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage on Sunday November 26th, 2018. “If the whole universe can be found in our own body...
by Colleen Glass | Nov 3, 2018 | Newsletters
Good evening friends, On October 28th, a bonanza of dhamma practitioners were busy preparing and serving dana. That Sunday, OBS members and friends led by Ann Waters prepared food for the homeless people at Shepherds of Good Hope, while others of us ploughed through...
by Colleen Glass | Oct 6, 2018 | Newsletters
Good afternoon friends, Sati Saraniya Hermitage , the Theravada Bhikkhuni Sangha near Perth recently paid homage to the Buddha’s mother, Arahant Mahapajapati Theri and all the arahant bhikkhunis of ancient times and down through the ages. Also, this year, the 10th...
