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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.
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Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery is a registered Canadian charitable society and is supported entirely by donations or ‘dānā’ (generosity). All teachings, accommodations, and meals are offered free of charge. It is left to the good will and discretion of visitors and well-wishers to decide how they might support the work of the monastery.
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Mailing Address:
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
7000 Smith Lake Forest Service Road
Knutsford, BC | V0E 2A0 | Canada