Saraṇa Vihāra
Introduction
Saraṇa Vihāra began as a small Buddhist monastery located near the Montseny Natural Park in Spain. It was initiated in a very humble, but at the same time inspiring way: one dedicated aspirant offered her home to the monastery. It was inaugurated in May 2021 and since then we’ve been meeting the many day-to-day blessings and challenges of nurturing the monastery as opportunities for developing more peace inside and around. We’ve been so moved to see a small, but essential community begin to grow around the Vihāra.
Copied! Sweeping away all suffering
Copied! Our community
The Buddha’s teachings on communal harmony, their demanding prerequisites and their profound implications are at the heart of Saraṇa’s aspiration.
We take his vision of a Dhamma lived and shared by all the four assemblies as an important starting point. In the Sobhana Sutta the Buddha explains that four kinds of people can brighten the Saṅgha: a bhikkhu (monk), a bhikkhunī (nun), an upāsaka (male lay follower), and an upāsikā (female lay follower).
When these practitioners are ‘competent, disciplined, self-confident, learned, uphold the Dhamma, and practise in accordance with the Dhamma they brighten the Saṅgha’. Regardless of which assembly we belong to, may each of us brighten the Saṅgha.
Come and practice with us
We are delighted to welcome guests to come and practice with us. Our usual schedule is as follows:
Copied! Join us online
You’re warmly welcome to join us for any of our online meditations, Dhamma reflections and Uposatha observances. Just send us your contact details and we’ll email with info about our current activities and how you can get access.
