Contact Us
Email:
For all visits (including Dana Meals, Day Visits, Personal and Scheduled Retreats): bookings@birken.ca
For all other enquiries: meditate@birken.ca
Please note: our email is monitored just a few hours a week by volunteers. We will reply to your message at our earliest convenience, usually within 2-3 days. If you do not hear from us in one week, please feel free to contact us again.
Mailing Address:
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
7000 Smith Lake Forest Srv Rd.
Knutsford, BC V0E 2A0
CANADA
– For full driving directions, please visit GETTING HERE.
– Birken is located in a remote rural location and cannot receive deliveries via courier. We can receive mail and parcels sent via Canada Post.
Tel: +1 (778) 785-6059 (Voicemail Only)
Birken has a VOIP phone that operates over a satellite internet connection. Incoming calls go straight to voicemail and come to us as an email attachment; they do not ring in our office. We generally do not return calls and prefer to correspond by email. You may, however, leave a voicemail message IF your matter is urgent – please speak slowly and clearly and leave us your phone number so that we can return your call when possible.
Fax: +1 (866) 204-6025
Faxes received at the monastery come to us as an email attachment.