Content courtesy: Geeta Lal
A warm welcome to a month-long offering of Dhamma in the serene setting of Arañya Saṅghārāma. Throughout June 2025, we invite you to join us for a rich schedule of teachings, retreats, meditation sessions, and Dhamma reflections, led by esteemed Ajahns and the resident Bhikkhu Saṅgha. This offering is open to all.
🌿 What to Expect
- Dhamma talks from visiting Ajahns
- Guided meditation sessions
- Retreat opportunity
- Q&A sessions and Dhamma discussions
✨ Key Highlights
- 📍 Location: Arañya Saṅghārāma, Yamunanagar, India
- 📄 Download Full Itinerary: [https://bit.ly/JuneDhamma]
- 📄 Download Retreat Schedule – Ven Ajahn Kevali, Ajahn Dhammasiha & Ajahn Jayasaro: [https://bit.ly/AJretreatschedule]
- •Ajahn Kevali: Theme: The Buddha’s Earliest Teachings on Awakening: 5-7 June (Evening Dhamma Talks (Live streamed from Sanghārāma & on Zoom)
- • Ajahn Dhammasiha Weekend Retreat: Abandoning the Five Hindrances to Develop Samādhi & Insight
• Ajahn Jayasaro One-Day Dhamma Sharing & Evening Programme - 🧘♀️ Everyone is welcome — beginners and experienced practitioners alike
🗓 Event Schedule: While the full event schedule is still being finalized, here’s what we know so far:
| # | Ven Ajahn (S) | Date(s) | Location | Schedule |
| 1 | AJ Kevali | 📅 1 – 8 June | 🛕 Arañya Sangharāma | |
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AJ Kevali
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📅 5-7 June
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Dhamma Talk 📖(Live streamed from Sanghārāma & on Zoom-)
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Theme: The Buddha’s Earliest Teachings on Awakening
✈️ 8 June: Departure |
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| 2 |
Aj Dhammasiha
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📅 19 – 23 June 📅 21–22 June |
🛕 Arañya Sangharāma 🧘♂️Retreat for- Monks &Laypeople |
Theme: Abandoning the Five Hindrances to Develop Samādhi & Insight |
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AJ Dhammasiha
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📅 28 (Eve) & 29 June (Day programme) | 🛕 Dhammarāma | ✈️ 29 June: Departure | |
| 3 | AJ Jayasaro &Aj – Attitho | 📅 23–25 June | 🛕 Arañya Sangharāma | 🍽️ 23rd: Thai Embassy |
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AJ Jayasaro &Aj – Attitho
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📅 24 June:
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🛕 Arañya Sangharāma
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Theme “One-Day Dhamma Sharing & 🕍 Visit to Ancient Monastery |
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AJ Jayasaro &Aj – Attitho
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📅 25 June (Eve)
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Dhamma Talk 📖 (at🛕 Dhammarāma)”& 🤝 Q&A Session
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✈️ 26 June: Departure |
Ajahn Kevali
Venerable Ajahn Kevali, a former physicist from Germany, was ordained in 1998 and has been the abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat since 2007. He is known for nurturing a communal spirit at the monastery and for his teachings on the Brahma Vihāras. His leadership reflects a balance of disciplined monastic training and open-hearted practice.
Ajahn Dhammasīha
Venerable Ajahn Dhammasīha was born in West Germany in 1966. After discovering the Dhamma during travels in India, he ordained in Sri Lanka in 1995. He later trained in the Ajahn Chah tradition in Australia, receiving guidance from senior forest monks. Since 2007, he has served as the founding abbot of Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage in Brisbane, offering teachings rooted in the Pāli Canon.
Ajahn Jayasaro
Born in the UK in 1958, Venerable Ajahn Jayasaro became a disciple of Ajahn Chah in Thailand in 1978 and was fully ordained in 1980. A senior Western disciple in the Thai Forest Tradition, he served as abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat from 1997 to 2002. Since 2003, he has lived in a hermitage near Khao Yai National Park. Venerable Ajahn Jayasaro is a respected teacher and author of Stillness Flowing, the biography of Ajahn Chah.
🛕 About Sangharāma
Aranya Sangharama now hosts a resident monastic community and offers a unique opportunity for a limited number of individuals to experience the daily schedule of monastic life.
🖼 Photo Gallery
Photos and videos from the month’s events will be updated here as they become available.
✅Visiting Sangharama: https://aranyavihara.in/visit-aranya-sangharama/
📬 Contact Us
Aranya Sangharama Buddhist Monastery
Village Rampur Gainda, Tehsil Bilaspur
District Yamunanagar
Haryana, 135102
India.
For queries and information:
📧 Email: aranyasangharama@gmail.com