Phase One complete  We are happy to report that significant progress has been made in the last two months. The trusses, sheathing and roofing shingles are all in place and the openings are all battened down for the winter. Have…

It’s now mid-September and the Kitchen-Dining Room project is right on schedule. All the sub-slab plumbing, insulation, electrical, heating and steel reinforcement preparations were completed in the first week of September. The cement floor was poured this week! Have a…

It’s now late August and the Kitchen-Dining Room project is proceeding on schedule. The exterior walls went up on July 28. Sub-slab plumbing work began in the first week of August, with the last few details completed this week. Sub-slab…

It’s now mid-July and the project has passed a major milestone. The foundation and backfill are finished. The excavation, footings and foundation work took two weeks from mid-June to the end of June. The backfill work was completed in the…

Generosity and Gratitude Goenkaji has said: For someone who is walking on the path of Dhamma there are certain yardsticks to measure whether he or she is really progressing on the path of Dhamma or not. One yardstick is that…

Here are a few thoughts from Bill and Virginia Hamilton, the teachers at Dhamma Toraṇa on the history of the centre and where we stand at the present moment. Our Mission Our teacher, Goenkaji, gave us a very simple mandate:…

Our centre is expanding again… The new dining hall has been completed and was used for the Centre’s Open House on September 30, 2018 with great success. It was fully operational for the October 24 ten day course. We received…