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    Email:

    For in-person or virtual Dana Meals, Day Visits, Personal and Scheduled Retreats: bookings@birken.ca

    For all other enquiries: meditate@birken.ca

    Please note: Our email is monitored a few hours a week by volunteers.  We do not respond to every email received.

    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

    Please note that we generally do not return phone calls and prefer to correspond by email. You may, however, leave a brief voicemail message for our residents or IF your matter is urgent.

    Fax: +1 (866) 204-6025

    Faxes received at the monastery come to us as an email attachment.

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    Latest News
    November 8, 2023

    2023 AGM Report

    August 22, 2023

    Registration for Birken’s 2024 Upāsikā Secluded Study Program is Now Open

    June 27, 2023

    Birken Forest Monastery’s $100,000 Garden Project

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    Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery is a registered Canadian charitable society and is supported entirely by donations or ‘dāna’ (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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    Visit Enquiries:

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    Mailing Address:

    Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
    7000 Smith Lake Forest Srv Rd.
    Knutsford, BC | V0E 2A0 | Canada

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