New Live Videos - New Year Program 2025 at Dhammagiri

As always, we're conducting Buddhist events for the Christmas & New Year season here at Dhammagiri, to get you into the New Year in a wholesome way, without alcohol or hangover, but with lots of good karma 😇

New Live Videos from our New Year Program 2025:

Christmas Day

Wednesday 25 December

10:00 am

Preparation for Almsoffering

10.30 am

Almsoffering, Anumodana, Shared Meal

11.50 am

Dhammatalk & Discussion

01.00 pm

End of Program

Boxing Day

Thursday 26 December

10:00 am

Preparation for Almsoffering

10.30 am

Almsoffering, Anumodana, Shared Meal

11.50 am

Dhammatalk & Discussion

01.00 pm

End of Program

Working Bee

Saturday 28 December

07.30 am

Working Bee

Gardening, Weeding, Slashing, Cleaning of Grounds & Dhammahall

10:00 am

Preparation for Almsoffering

10.30 am

Almsoffering, Anumodana, Shared Meal

11.50 am

Dhammatalk & Discussion

and/or

Continue Working Bee

(For those who still have some energy left to face the heat)

01.00 pm

End of Program

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New Year's Eve

Tuesday 31 December

Morning:

10.30 am

Almsoffering, Anumodana, Shared Meal

11.50 am

Dhamma Reflections & Discussion

01.00 am

End of Morning Program

Evening:

08.00 pm

Arrival of Participants for Precepts Ceremony

Silent Meditation in Dhammahall

08.30 pm

Chanting, Guided Meditation, Triple Refuge,

Determining 5 Precepts for 2025

09.15 pm

Break / Walking Meditation

09.30 pm

Dhammatalk / Guided Meditation

10.30 pm

Tea Break (non-alcoholic drinks only)

11.00 pm

Asking forgiveness from triple Gem

Circumambulation of the Bodhi tree

00.00 am

End of Program

• The first part of the program from 8.00 pm to 9.15 pm is meant for those who aspire to observe the 5 precepts throughout 2025, and wish to make a genuine commitment. It is possible to arrive at 9.15 pm and join only the remaining program.

• Please bring long stemmed flowers for offering at the Bodhi Tree at Midnight

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New Year's Day

Wednesday 01 January

Auspicious First Almsoffering 2025 & Paritta Chanting

09.30 am

Chanting, Triple Refuge, Determining 5 Precepts for 2025

• This part of the program is meant for those who aspire to observe the 5 precepts throughout 2025, and wish to make a genuine commitment.

10.00 am

Preparation of food for Almsoffering

10.30 am

First Almsoffering in the New Year, Anumodana & Shared Meal

11.50 am

Auspicious Paritta Chanting

01.00 pm

End of Program

Apart from the special Buddhist New Year's Program events mentioned above, our normal program continues with Almsoffering and Dhamma discussion from 10.30am to 12.45 pm every day, and the regular Saturday 07.30 am and Sunday 03.00 pm sessions