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 | Jul 3, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Retreats
Dear friends, Its likely this weekend that many Canadians are enjoying friends and family and no doubt reflecting on the opportunities and good fortune many of us have living in this young country. They may also, along with many others, be enthralled in world soccer...
by Colleen Glass | May 23, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Retreats, Social Events
Good full moon evening friends and members of the OBS, Tomorrow we welcome back the Sangha from Tisarana Monastery and the Bhikkhuni’s at Sati Saraniya Hermitage as they emerge from their three month winter retreats. The OBS invitations for teaching were...
by Colleen Glass | Aug 1, 2016 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters
Good morning friends and members of the OBS, We’ve moved the DoM’s location. For the foreseeable future while the Tu-An Pagoda under goes renovation the OBS Days of Mindfulness (DOM) will be located at Trinity United Church in Ottawa’s...
by Colleen Glass | Nov 6, 2015 | Community, DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, OBS Board News, Study Group
Dear Friends and OBS Members, Ten years ago …’on November 5, 2005 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in the presence of 56 meditation students and Buddhist friends, Ajahn Viradhammo shared his vision of a small monastery for one or more monks to be located within...
