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Annual Kaṭhina Robe Offering Ceremony 2025
We are delighted to share that our Annual Kaṭhina Robe Offering Ceremony 2025 was successfully held on 18/10/25! This special occasion, marking the end of the rains retreat (vassa), was an enchanting day of reflection, spiritual growth, and unity within our Dhamma community throughout the rains retreat season.Our heartfelt gratitude goes to Rev. Wadigala Samitharathana…
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-Is Meditation a Philosophy?-
We are delighted to share a few moments from this afternoon’s insightful event at Exeter College, University of Oxford, held in collaboration with the Existential Meditation Society. The session brought together meditation practice and philosophical inquiry, inspiring a rich and lively discussion.Our heartfelt gratitude goes to Rev. Wadigala Samitharathana for his thoughtful guidance. We hope…
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Continuing the Path: Deepening Mindfulness in Daily Life
At the dawn of Madin Full-Moon Day, we were delighted to host our second Mindfulness Meditation Retreat 2026 in association with the Oxford Existential Meditation Society.Building on the foundations of our first retreat, this gathering invited participants to deepen their practice through sustained attention, wise reflection, and gentle inquiry. Through guided sitting and walking meditation,…
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Beginning the Path of Mindfulness 2026
On the dawn of Navam Full-Moon Day, we were blessed to hold our first mindfulness meditation retreat at our new monastery. Rooted in the Buddha’s teachings and offered in the spirit of generosity, the day unfolded with ethical (sīla) observance, guided meditation, walking meditation, reflection, and loving-kindness (mettā).It was a gentle and meaningful beginning bringing…
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Deepening Calm: Meeting Life with Awareness | Mindfulness Meditation Session 2026 🙏
Deepening Calm: Meeting Life with Awareness | Mindfulness Meditation Session 2026 🙏 “Peace comes from knowing how to meet each moment with awareness.” 🍃 We are grateful to everyone who joined our second Mindfulness Meditation Session of 2026, Deepening Calm: Meeting Life with Awareness. This session offered a valuable opportunity to pause, reflect, and cultivate…
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Beginning the Path: A Mindfulness Meditation Retreat 2026
Beginning the Path: A Mindfulness Meditation Retreat 2026 🙏 “Meditation is always within you, but not without you.” – Rev. Wadigala Samitharathana 🍃 We are grateful to everyone who participated in our Mindfulness Meditation Retreat – Beginning the Path. This one-day retreat offered an opportunity to cultivate awareness of the body, feelings, mind, and mental…
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A Year of Gentle Attention | New Year Message 2026 | Rev Wadigala Samitharathana
As a new year begins, we are often encouraged to do more, be more, and strive harder. This short reflection offers a different invitation. In this New Year message, we explore the practice of gentle attention—cultivating compassion, setting intentions without excess ambition, and staying alert and aware to the life unfolding before us. Rather than…
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Is Meditation a Philosophy? | Dhamma Talk | Rev Wadigala Samitharathana
This Dhamma talk brings together perspectives from Buddhist traditions and existential thought to unpack how meditation shapes our understanding of self, meaning, and human experience. This talk was delivered at Exeter College, University of Oxford in collaboration with the Oxford Existential Society.
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‘The more I seclude from the Self, the calmer and wiser I would become’.
Since taking monkhood (Pabbajjā) in 2009, this has been the first ever ‘Self-Seclusion’, wherein I observed for my own sake; herein lies in respect of the Rains Retreat (Vassa) 2024. In fact, following in the footsteps of the Great Master Bhante G (Gunaratana) of West Virginia, I found that this one-month self-retreat (21 Jul –…
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Annual Interfaith Friendship Walk 2024 in Oxford
On the 27th June 2024, under the guidance of Rev Wadigala Samitharathana, members of the Oxford Buddhist Society took part in the Annual Interfaith Friendship Walk, organised by the Oxford Council of Faiths. The walk itself showcased the spirit of unity and solidarity among various faith communities in Oxford. In view of recent global events,…
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A Promising Meeting!
On the cusp of Vesak (Vesākha) Full-moon Poya Day (23rd of May 2024), yesterday, I was delighted to meet His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Imam Monawar Hussain (MBE, DL, FRSA, MCCT), to discuss the noble mission carried out by the Oxford Buddhist Society; it was a moment of expanding the horizon of our core…
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