Ontario, Canada retreats temporarily halted
Channel: Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu
Date: 2020-03-18

Across the world, organizations are making adjustments to aid in preventing the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, "COVID-19". Sirimangalo International is no different.

The Board of Directors has decided, for the safety of everyone and in keeping with the best advice available to us, to cancel all meditation courses at our centre in Ontario, Canada for the time being. Our tentative date for re-opening is May 16th, subject to new information and as things evolve. We recognize that this is inconvenient to many who have already been approved for courses, and is unfortunate to pass up on the opportunity to share the Dhamma. However, we believe that it is the most responsible choice not to contribute to the spread of the virus. We urge any who have already made travel plans to reverse them. Our volunteers will happily aid you in rescheduling your in-person course for a future date, when conditions have improved.

Sirimangalo offers online meditation courses with Venerable Yuttadhammo, scheduled through the MeditationPlus application https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/schedule, with Google Hangouts providing the live communication between student and teacher. Only headphones/speakers and a microphone, as well as a modest Internet connection, are required in order to participate in this way. Any person who has been scheduled to visit the centre itself may absolutely instead participate in the online course. For more information, please visit: https://www.sirimangalo.org/meditation/

We appreciate your understanding, and hope that your practice continues and provides much benefit to you and to the whole world. May you be happy.