tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18176201246300396762024-02-18T23:59:25.452-08:00The Bodhi HouseFor three years - from 2010 to 2012 - the Fremont Bodhi House was our Dhammadharini Sangha's monastic residence in the San Francisco East Bay and in-town annex to our Sonoma Coast Aranya Bodhi Hermitage. In 2016, our "permanent" Dhammadharini Monastery opened in the Sonoma Mountain area of Penngrove. Welcome to visit us there! All current news on our Dhammadharini' bhikkhunis' community can be found at dhammadharini.net.The Awakening Forest Hermitagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861589819027214064noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-36145348213833077702017-09-28T19:53:00.000-07:002020-04-17T13:39:13.272-07:00Current contact information for Dhammadharini<div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">❧ a space of refuge, sanctuary & practice for those inspired to fully live the monastic path,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">❧ where aspirants can explore monastic life, learn, train & ordain,❧ where lay friends of the Sangha can visit or stay for periods of immersion, sanctuary & service,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">❧ accessible for Dhamma teaching & alms round, located at the western foot of Sonoma Mountain midway between the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento & Dhammadharini's forest hermitage on the Sonoma Coast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Dhammadharini continues to maintain the <b>Aranya Bodhi </b>❧ <b>Awakening Forest Hermitage</b>, <span style="font-family: "cabin" , sans-serif;">a forest meditation hermitage for Theravada bhikkhunis (fully ordained female monastics) like-minded women and friends. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our current website is <b>www.dhammadharini.net</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sonoma Mountain area of Penngrove</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">6791 Sturtevant Drive, Penngrove, CA 94951 </span><br />
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aranya Bodhi Hermitage </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Sonoma Coast </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">Mailing Address: </b><span style="text-align: center;">PO Box 16, Jenner, CA 95450, USA </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b style="text-align: center;">Message Phone:</b><span style="text-align: center;"> 1-707-583-9523</span></span>Ayya Sobhanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113251268004608555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-26793064257102141592012-07-19T10:41:00.002-07:002020-04-17T13:38:11.393-07:00Bodhi House Closing - New Address & Phone<br />
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Bodhi House, former in-town lodging for our Bhikkhuni Sangha for three years, is now closed. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Dhammadharini's (Dhammadharini Support Foundation's) office at the Bodhi House </span><u style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">closed</u><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> as of Friday, July 20th, 2012. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Out of respect for the privacy of it's lay family residents, please do not visit the Bodhi House -- no monastics are in residence there now. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Note:</u> <u>Dhammadharini [Support Foundation]</u> mail posted in past to the Bodhi House should now be posted to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><b>C/O Dhammadharini Monastery<br />6791 Sturtevant Drive<br />Penngrove CA 94951 USA</b></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our Women's Monastic Community is now located at our new Dhammadharini Monastery in the Sonoma Mountain area of Penngrove (above) together with our Aranya Bodhi Awakening Forest Hermitage (more info is available at our new website dhammadharini.net). Monastic teachers also come down to teach at the Wat Buddhanusorn in Fremont, as well as other venues around the Bay Area. To invite a teacher, email dhammadharini.monastery[at]gmail[dot]com. To see a schedule of teachings and other news from our monastic community, go to dhammadharini.net and click on the "Dhammadharini News" tab at the top of any page.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hermitage message phone: 1-</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">707-583-9523. </span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can also email: dhammadharini[dot]monastery[at]gmail[dot]com.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Blessings,</span></span></div>
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</span>Pathfinderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09805999389418125926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-7978904449313722482012-07-01T14:14:00.000-07:002012-07-01T14:14:59.021-07:00"Misfortune Transformed" Kalyanamitta Sit and Talk with Ayya Tathaaloka Friday July 13<div>
Dear Dhamma friends,</div>
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calendars for <b>Friday, July 13</b>, when Ayya Tathaaloka will present a
Dhamma talk to our Friday night Kalyanamitta group. </div>
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The topic will be
"<b>Misfortune Transformed</b>" and the meditation and talk will take place
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Amdee Vongthonsri has kindly offered her home to
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Amdee's address is: 34876 Travertine, Union City. </div>
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Much metta,</div>
ShariUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-27186372670696837912012-05-04T14:39:00.000-07:002012-07-12T08:40:22.709-07:00Ayya T returns to Bodhi house & Useful things list<br />
Dear Friends,
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Please join us in welcoming our venerable Ayya Tathaaloka back to
Fremont. Ayya Tathaaloka will be coming down from our Aranya Bodhi
Forest Hermitage with Sayalay Santacari for a half-month stay at the
Bodhi House from June 28th thru to 20th July.
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During her stay, Ayya Tathaaloka plans to visit places around the
area recommended for our new monastery/vihara. Stay tuned for further
news on this.
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Sharing joy,
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Metta from your friends at and around the Bodhi House
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<i><span style="color: black;">updated: July 12, 2012</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Anumodana for all that you offer and share in whatever form.<br />May you be well and happy, peaceful and at ease.<br />May you not lack for the basic requisites of life.<br />May you have all needed support in your practice of the Path.</span></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">For an up to date list of what is useful and needed at the hermitage</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">see our </span></i><a href="http://awakening-forest-hermitage.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="color: #d9ead3;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Awakening Forest Blog</span></b></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">(scroll down on the right)</span></i></div>
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<i><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">The
monastics' ethic is to gratefully accept whatever is offered, other
than what is unusable or harmful. Out of consideration for the welbeing
and welfare of our human society and planetary environment, at the
hermitage it is essential that you offer environmentally-, eco-friendly
products, particulary biodegradable eco-friendly cleaning supplies.
Please also consider unbleached, recycled toilet paper and paper towels,
</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">no plastic water bottles</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">, products with less plastic packaging, as well as vegetarian and organically-grown food products...</span></i></span></i><i></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Thank you for your care of our monastic community, our human society and all living beings!</span></i></span></i></div>
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</i></div>The Bodhi Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920929344913336117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-54920799642064383262012-04-09T09:31:00.000-07:002012-04-09T09:32:07.573-07:00Monastic Presence at Bodhi HouseDear Friends,<br /><br />Please know that Ayya T will be back at Bodhi house from her time in Australia and New Zealand as of tomorrow, the 10th of April. Currently, there are plans for a monastic companion to be with her during this next month.<br /><br />The Bodhi House is located at 4196 Bidwell Drive, Fremont, CA 94538. The monastic residence office telephone number is: 510-863-9608.<br /><br /><br />Wishing you peace of mind as you walk the path.<br /><br /><br /><br />.The Bodhi Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920929344913336117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-23557831386258411182012-02-18T13:25:00.000-08:002012-02-18T13:29:03.366-08:00Occupancy of Bodhi HouseDear Friends of The Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha,<br /><br />Please know that it is expected that all residents will be away from Bodhi house at least until the 3rd week of March, possibly mid-April.<br /><br />If you need to contact us, please email our Aranya Bodhi hermitage office at<br />awakeningforest (at) gmail.com. Someone at the hermitage will check our<br />"awakeningforest" email daily and can answer or pass on your message.<br /><br />Alternatively, the hermitage skype/message phone number is: 707-340-4281.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wishing you wellness and happiness during this time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.The Bodhi Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920929344913336117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-49639085320939721092011-12-24T14:10:00.000-08:002012-01-06T10:46:26.502-08:00Ven Suvijjana Bhikkhuni at Bodhi House in January<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxoQS5c_z8ho2VUybInzsdqLCTzU3Ssdd76YqXKvdabE8JJpfdRaMAKnSh3qhBviFIgUZEtFTmNSxz7XlNPOUbWegvjSR2ycl4MeE5ThOk5OMGqeRJS1TR1kZuBbH2SUJ-0ogW0bkdDu4/s1600/Ven+Suvijjana_+Meditation+with+Creek.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxoQS5c_z8ho2VUybInzsdqLCTzU3Ssdd76YqXKvdabE8JJpfdRaMAKnSh3qhBviFIgUZEtFTmNSxz7XlNPOUbWegvjSR2ycl4MeE5ThOk5OMGqeRJS1TR1kZuBbH2SUJ-0ogW0bkdDu4/s320/Ven+Suvijjana_+Meditation+with+Creek.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685745505812728258" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2s1zlddR0aj_-aO6Qd2G4cgMNL71WHescf1Enl1wHBgDBsRZGLi7fEFrmwLAe18QWK_y5PaKLroHaWNjl2hyphenhyphene9-zjgfcZ2MNEqYvMHC3O5UmUBNk42ZSJrFOMnOVLJvtzcmaK8iA26Ju/s1600/Dana+at+Radhika%2527s_Mid-Vassa+2011_DSCN1807.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;font-size:small;"><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/4F2" goomoji="4F2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0.2ex; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle; " /> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Programs with Ven. Suvijjana Bhikkhuni </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">at the Bodhi House </span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">in the New Year</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">--</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dear Friends,</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We are delighted to welcome our very own native Californian bhikkhuni, Venerable Suvijjana, back to the Bodhi House in this coming New Year. Ven Suvijjana has been retreating at our <a href="http://awakening-forest-hermitage.blogspot.com/">Aranya Bodhi Hermitage</a> for the past 6 months. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Suvijjana Bhikkhuni plans to participate in Friday evening Kalyanamitta meditation group gatherings, offer sutta study group time, the Bodhi House during this upcoming month of January 2012.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Welcome back to Fremont Venerable Suvijjana!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2s1zlddR0aj_-aO6Qd2G4cgMNL71WHescf1Enl1wHBgDBsRZGLi7fEFrmwLAe18QWK_y5PaKLroHaWNjl2hyphenhyphene9-zjgfcZ2MNEqYvMHC3O5UmUBNk42ZSJrFOMnOVLJvtzcmaK8iA26Ju/s320/Dana+at+Radhika%2527s_Mid-Vassa+2011_DSCN1807.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685744086087272098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div>The Bodhi Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920929344913336117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-68693800626756004572011-11-02T00:01:00.000-07:002011-11-22T19:02:52.352-08:00Entering Monastic Life: Ordaining as a Bhikkhuni in Theravada Buddhism<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#660000;">If you or someone you love are interested in the possibility of entering into monastic life and ordaining as a bhikkhuni in Theravada Buddhim, please see <a href="http://www.dhammadharini.net/entering-monastic-life-and-ordaining-as-a-bhikkhuni-in-theravada-buddhism">this page</a> on our Dhammadharini website</span>.The Awakening Forest Hermitagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861589819027214064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-20525743374295224022011-05-01T20:37:00.000-07:002011-05-21T13:29:05.013-07:00Rideshare/Carpool to and from our Hermitage with Aranya_Bodhi eRideShare Group<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #660000;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13XhReRfPZryyVFN_WdDihLOlpFYnFDZcVevhUI-xorlIt6vz1gWJJ10XLg2NAjCRMe24yr1_UFmTSRAvryqCiJeSpVX-I5Too1JCGVMTDkFUxzKWQJdQvWb0pbSe7Drrd28Oe5GFuoE/s1600/P1020811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13XhReRfPZryyVFN_WdDihLOlpFYnFDZcVevhUI-xorlIt6vz1gWJJ10XLg2NAjCRMe24yr1_UFmTSRAvryqCiJeSpVX-I5Too1JCGVMTDkFUxzKWQJdQvWb0pbSe7Drrd28Oe5GFuoE/s320/P1020811.JPG" /></a></div><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Ride Share / Carpool to and from the Hermitage </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">eRideShare.com</span></strong></div><span style="color: #660000;"></span><span style="color: #660000;">-- </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #660000;">Dear friends, </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">If you would like to visit our hermitage to offer dana and/or you are coming for your own personal retreat time, please consider ridesharing to and from the hermitage. You can do this on your own with friends, or you can use our new Aranya Bodhi eRideShare.com group. </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">Thanks to Sara Sacsteder for suggesting this great idea!! Thanks to other friends for requesting it. </span><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">To offer or request ridesharing, just follow the live link in quotes below. The service is free. You will need to create your own personal username and password. Our "*Aranya Bodhi Hermitage Group Carpool Center*<http: group="aranyahermitage" com="">" password is "*2hermitage*". You can add, edit and delete your own postings. </http:></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">If you come to the hermitage regularly, please check to see if anyone else needs a ride or would like to share the trip with you. This may allow those who otherwise could not come to be able to. </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">As rideshare.com says: Ridesharing saves money, reduces pollution, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces dependence on foreign oil... and it's fun! </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">We hope this works well for you! </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">See you in the quiet peacefulness of the redwood forest, </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">Metta </span>The Awakening Forest Hermitagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861589819027214064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-56976238055319824652011-04-24T14:06:00.000-07:002011-11-22T19:20:07.287-08:00Volunteering at the Bodhi House and Aranya Bodhi<p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">-</span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">Call for Volunteers</span></strong></p><p align="left"><br /><em></em><br /><em>Dear friends,</em><br /><br />Sign up for being volunteers at our Bodhi House and for our Aranya Bodhi Awakening Forest Hermitage project.<br /><br />>>> <strong>Hermitage Project on the Sonoma Coast:</strong><br /></p><p align="left"><br />For special work party days ~ check <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/friends-of-the-hermitage">"Friends of the Hermitage"</a></p><p align="left">To learn about ongoing hermitage projects scroll down on the right sidebar on our <a href="http://awakening-forest-hermitage.blogspot.com/">Awakening Forest blog</a>.<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/friends-of-the-hermitage"><br /></a><br />Contact Ayya Sobhana: awakeningforest[at]gmail[dot]com<br />or Sara: saraca[at]earthlink[dot]net, 415-454-2008<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Let us know if you would like to be a project leader! </em><br /></span><br /><br />>>> <strong>at the Bodhi House:</strong> </p><p align="left">- yard work: weeding, tree & bush trimming, fence maintenance, mowing<br />- lotus pond maintenance<br />- window cleaning </p><p align="left"><strong>Rides</strong> for monastics are also needed for events and appointments. Contact the Bodhi House or Hermitage if you live in the area of either and are available to offer rides.<br /><br />volunteer for a project and name your best time for it,<br /><br />Call or email our Bodhi House Office: 510-683-9608, bodhihouse.office[at]gmail[dot]come, or Liz at lizcrisp[at]comcast[dot]net.</p><p align="left"><br /><br /><em>Metta to everyone!</em></p>The Awakening Forest Hermitagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861589819027214064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817620124630039676.post-37446903349137655462009-05-05T14:43:00.000-07:002009-07-06T14:26:07.342-07:00Directions to the Bodhi House<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663333;">Directions to the Bodhi House</span></strong></div><span style="color:#006600;"></span><p><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Bodhi House is located at 4196 Bidwell Drive, Fremont, CA 94538. The monastic residence office telephone number is: 510-863-9608. Please telephone before driving from far away. Welcome.<br /><br /><br /><strong>...DIRECTIONS...</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><em>(1) from the old Vihara or from Wat Buddhanusorn</em><br /><em>(2) from the North Bay</em><br /><em>(3) from the South Bay</em><br /><em>(4) from the Penninsula</em><br /><em>(5) from points East</em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><strong>(1) from the old Vihara or from Wat Buddhanusorn</strong><br /><br />- go south on Mission Blvd.<br />- turn right on Walnut<br />- turn left on Fremont Blvd.<br />- turn right on Bidwell<br />- go past Trinity, do not go past Placer<br />- 4196 Bidwell is on the left. look for peace flags. there is a sign that says "The Bodhi House" next to the front door.<br />- park on the street<br /><br /><strong>(2) from the North Bay</strong><br /><br />- come south on 880, 580 or 680<br /><br /><em>a (from 880 southbound)</em><br />- exit on Stevenson and turn left at the top of the exit ramp on Stevenson<br />- turn left on Davis St (the 2nd light in the residential district)<br />- turn right on Bidwell (the Bodhi house is on the right after the speed bump)</span> <span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /><em>b (from 580 southeast bound)</em><br />- exit at 237 Hayward<br />- come south on Foothill and merge into Mission southbound<br />- see no. 1 above<br /><br /><em>c (from 680 southbound)</em><br />- exit at Sunol<br />- take 84 west through the Niles canyon<br />- make a left on Mission Blvd<br />- see no. 1 above<br /><br /><strong>(3) from the South Bay</strong><br /><br />- come north on 880 or 680<br /><br /><em>a (from 880)</em><br />- exit at Stevenson and turn right taking Stevenson east towards the hills<br />- turn left on Davis (it is the 2nd light in the residential district)<br />- turn right on Bidwell (stop sign at the T)<br />- 4196 will be on the right after the speed bump<br />- see the end of no. 1 above<br /><br /><em>b (from 680)</em><br />- exit at the first Mission Blvd exit<br />- turn left on Fremont Blvd. go through the Irvington District<br />- turn left on Bidwell before the Fremont Hub<br />- see the end of no. 1 above<br /><br /><strong>(4) from the Penninsula</strong><br /><br />- cross the Dumbarton or San Mateo Bridge<br />- come south on 880<br />- exit at Mowry<br />- see no. 2 above<br /><br /><strong>(5) from points East</strong><br /><br />- take 680 south<br />- see no 2.c above<br /></p></span><span style="color:#006600;"></span>The Awakening Forest Hermitagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861589819027214064noreply@blogger.com0