Category Archives: Year 2012

An Auspicious Weekend In October – 60th Birthday Celebration

Posted on November 25, 2012 by vageesha999

by Bhikkhuni Seri Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage put on a Birthday Celebration to honour Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni’s sixtieth birthday on Sunday, 28th October 2012. This was Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni’s actual birth date. The celebration started in the afternoon at 2pm. In spite of Ayya … Continue reading →

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An Auspicious Weekend In October – Offering Of Robe Material

Posted on November 22, 2012 by vageesha999

by Bhikkhuni Seri On Sunday, 28th October 2012, we had a simple Offering  Of Robe Material Ceremony in the presence of 25 lay supporters, to mark the End of the Rains (Vassa) 2012 at Patacara Bhiikhuni Hermitage. Ayya Vayama’s cousin, Karina, and Aunty Shirley, Karina’s … Continue reading →

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An Auspicious Weekend In October – Paritta Chanting Night

Posted on November 20, 2012 by vageesha999

by Bhikkhuni Seri The Paritta chanting and meditation  started at 7.00pm  on Saturday, 27th October, on the eve of Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni’s 60th Birthday. The beautiful lights were twinkling and glowing throughout the evening at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage. We started the evening … Continue reading →

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An Auspicious Weekend In October – The Setting Up

Posted on November 16, 2012 by vageesha999

by Bhikkhuni Seri In our journey, we often only focus on the goal, the destination, and we miss out on the joy and laughter along the way. Sometimes we tend to waste our time and throw our life away by rushing around chasing … Continue reading →

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An Auspicious Weekend In October – Foreword

Posted on November 15, 2012 by vageesha999

by Bhikkhuni Seri All of us at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage celebrated Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni’s 60th birthday with ‘An Auspicious Weekend’ of Paritta Chanting on Saturday night, 27th October, Offering of Robe Material Ceremony and the Metta Birthday Celebrations on Sunday, 28th October 2012. … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Warriors by Bhikkhuni Seri

Posted on November 6, 2012 by vageesha999

I would like to share with you the transcription of a Dhamma reflections that I offered at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre,  The Buddhist Society of Western Australia, on 19th October 2012. SPIRITUAL WARRIORS Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa Namo … Continue reading →

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Spring at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage

Posted on October 24, 2012 by vageesha999

By Ayya Seri Bhikkhuni We emerged from our Rains Retreat 2012 on 1st October. We are very grateful to our supporters who offered us  the requisites during the Rains Retreat. May we share the merits of our practice with you for … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Ayya Seri’s Ten Year Anniversary

Posted on June 20, 2012 by vageesha999

by Ayya Vayama Bhikkhuni Ten years ago, on the 23rd June 2002, Ayya Seri,  then known as Jui Li Poh, a retired pharmacist and naturopath from Leeming, Perth, entered monastic life. With a red streak in her hair and a gold … Continue reading →

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Vesak Celebration at Patacara Bhikkhuni Hermitage 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by vageesha999

by Venerable Bhikkhuni Seri The preparations We started the final preparations for Vesak a day before the celebration. The work crew was running late due to the heavy rains and the bad traffic. I was getting the hall ready for the … Continue reading →

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Pilgrimage to Sri Lanka 2012 – The People

Posted on February 21, 2012 by vageesha999

Reflections by Venerable Bhikkhuni Seri Ajahn Vayama and myself went on a pilgrimage to Sri Lanka from 25th January to 7th February. I was touched and inspired by Sri Lanka, all the beautiful and auspicious sacred sites and especially the people, … Continue reading →

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