Buddhayana Forest Retreat

Welcome to Buddhayana !
www.buddhayana.ns.ca
( as in , "Buddhayana !" , 'dot'  Nova Scotia , 'dot'  Canada )

Buddhayana Forest Retreat is a Buddhist meditation retreat center, 
set in the beautiful mixed hardwood forest of Nova Scotia's Cobequid Highlands.

Buddhayana Forest Retreat 
is to offer temporary, monastic style meditation retreats, 
in the Buddhist ascetic forest tradition of Shakyamuni Buddha, 
the Thai forest monks, 
Tibetan mountain yogis, 
Zen and Taoist hermits
and others who have retreated to the quiet and solace of the nature, 
to engage in a sincere and disciplined practise of meditation.
"The forest tradition offers nothing
and asks for nothing in return ..."


Buddhayana Forest Retreat , after six summers, has completed construction this year !
We now have sixteen retreat cabins and a Meditation Hall to offer to temporary Buddhist monastic Yogis !
We will formally open our doors to the public in June of next summer, 2010!
Feel free to contact us about your summer meditation retreat in the Forest !

Retreatants at Buddhayana Forest Retreat
will gather each morning in the Meditation Hall,
to practice silent group sitting and walking meditation, 
and then, retire to thier cabins, 
for solitary practise the remainder of the day.
Participants will strictly observe the first Ten Buddhist Precepts of the Novice Monk. 

The housekeeping cabins are simple, rustic and comfy,
while the forest setting is quiet and inspiring.
Retreatants will cook and generally fend for themselves,
and should expect to be self directed and motivated,
in thier practise and in thier personal upkeep.

"Seek out your own salvation with diligence !"
    the Buddha