Days of Silence
A visit to the monastery is a precious opportunity to deepen your meditation practice. In support of this aspiration of many of our guests and residents, Ajahn Sona is suggesting a deeper commitment to silence during your visit.
Both meals are now taken in silence.
Mondays - Wednesdays are days of silence at Birken. There will be no interviews and no tea time talks.
Please maintain Grand Silence throughout the day, except for what is necessary to accomplish assigned tasks.
Thursdays - Sundays include teatime Dhamma talks and personal interviews with the Abbot. Please maintain Grand Silence from 7:00am until 5:00pm, except for what is necessary to accomplish assigned tasks.
If you wish to converse with someone, please kindly go for a walk, trying to keep the conversation focused on Dhamma themes and in line with Right Speech.
Both meals are now taken in silence.
Mondays - Wednesdays are days of silence at Birken. There will be no interviews and no tea time talks.
Please maintain Grand Silence throughout the day, except for what is necessary to accomplish assigned tasks.
Thursdays - Sundays include teatime Dhamma talks and personal interviews with the Abbot. Please maintain Grand Silence from 7:00am until 5:00pm, except for what is necessary to accomplish assigned tasks.
If you wish to converse with someone, please kindly go for a walk, trying to keep the conversation focused on Dhamma themes and in line with Right Speech.