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    The Highest Blessings Virtual Retreat with Ajahn Sona

    Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021 – Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022


    Registration is Now Open

    We invite you to join the Birken community online for a 6-day Virtual Blessings Retreat led by Ajahn Sona, broadcast on Ajahn Sona’s YouTube Channel. The retreat will feature:
    • Evening Dhamma Talks
    • Live Teatime Q&As
    • Group Meditations
    • Chanting
    • Birken nature walks
    How to Join

    Everyone is welcome to participate in the full retreat by tuning in daily to our YouTube broadcasts. You may also register in advance by submitting our Virtual Retreat Registration Form (registration is appreciated, but not necessary.)  Additional retreat details will be emailed to those who register.

    Visit birken.ca/blessings for full details (NOTE: this webpage will be updated throughout the retreat.) If you have any questions, please email us for more information.


    Ajahn Sona Interviewed by The Theosophical Society of America

    An online interview with Ajahn Sona, American Buddhism: Reframing Eastern Principles for the Western World, will be live streamed on The Theosophical Society of America’s YouTube channel, Facebook page, and website this Thursday, December 9, at 5:00 p.m. PST/7:00 p.m. CST.
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