Santi is a Buddhist nuns’ forest monastery located in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. It is a residence for Bhikkhunis and other female monastics. Our practice is based on the early teachings found in the Buddhist Suttas and Vinaya.
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Solar Panel Project at Santi
We are currently looking into upgrading our solar panel set-up at Santi FM, by adding a 6kw system to our existing old 2kw system. The cost of this will be $4,500. If you would like to contribute to this worthwhile project and help the monastery save on electricity costs now and into the future, as Read the full article…
Summer at Santi
Its been a rich and full time at Santi this summer season with a swelling of our monastic community between November and January. We enjoyed the presence and company of Bhante Sujato for about 5 weeks or so and Bhante Akaliko for about 7 weeks. We also had the pleasure of Ayya Sukhi staying with Read the full article…
AGM 2018 – President’s Annual Report
On Saturday 8th December, Santi FM held its AGM at the monastery. We were very happy to have the presence of Bhante Sujato at the meeting as well#, as he is currently residing at Santi for a month or so. The meeting went smoothly and the new committee was elected for 2019. Read the full article…
New Spiritual Director at Santi
Dear Friends, As we approach the end of 2018 (in a few blinks of the eye!) and move into a new year, we’d like to share the news of a change of Spiritual Director at Santi. Ajahn Brahm has been holding the role of Spiritual Director since Bhante Sujato departed in 2012, helping to support Read the full article…
Meditation Workshops 2019
Guided Meditations and Dhamma Reflections with Ayya Jitindriya at Santi Forest Monastery All are welcome for a series of meditation workshops (guided sitting and walking practice), with Dhamma reflections and Q & A, on the last Sunday of the month from January through May, 2019, from 1-3pm. Read the full article…