The art of noble silence
By Annalise Hunt – taken from Examiner Newspapers 21 Sep 2021
An Australian Buddhist Monk, who was ordained and now resides at the Monastery in Kelmscott, will be going into silent retreat as part of his practises to try slow down thoughts and move into deeper meditation practices.
Buddhist Monk Venerable Kassapa first became a Buddhist in 2011 after experiencing suicidal depression in 2009.
“In the process of putting my life back together, I started trying to fill my life with more meaningful things,” he said.
“In the process of following philosophy and looking into religions I came across Buddhism.”
It was then the venerable Kassapa visited the Serpentine Monastery in 2014 for a holiday. Read more »
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Laurence Mills, the former Phra Khantipalo. He was a well known teacher in the Theravadan tradition and was also well known to Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. He is considered one of the seminal figures of Buddhist teaching in Australia. He died on Monday 5 July after many years of ill health, during which time a number of his former students supported him with much care and compassion. 
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Representatives from the three major Buddhist traditions gathered for prayers and candle lighting.