Welcome to Dhammasala Forest Monastery
Dhammasala Forest Monastery is a Buddhist temple, monastery, and meditation center in the Thai Forest Tradition located on 28 acres of forested land in Perry, Michigan. The monastery includes a temple, living quarters for the monks, walking paths, and meditation shelters.
News and Events
Beginning of Rains Retreat 2024
Asalha Puja / Beginning of Rains Retreat Saturday, July 20th 2024 Dhammasala Forest Monastery 14780 Beardslee Road, Perry, MI 48872 Asalha Puja is the celebration of the Buddha’s first Dhamma
Visakha Puja 2024
Visakha Puja Saturday, May 25 2024 One of the most celebrated and the most important of Buddhist festivals is Visakha Puja Day or “Vesak” celebrating 3 events; the birth, enlightenment,
End of the Rains Retreat 2023
This year’s Vassa, or Rains Retreat, is coming to a close on October 29th. An annual three-month period of stability for Buddhist monks and nuns for over 2,500 years, the
“Both formerly and now, it is only Dukkha that I describe,
and the cessation of Dukkha.”
Teachings and Reflections
The Three Motiveless Things of the Heart
Luang Pu Dun Bio – The three motiveless things of the heart DEDICATION May all the merit from this translation be dedicated to my parents, Richard G. and Vivian Johnson.
The How and Why of Meditation
“Long is the night to the sleepless. Long is the road to the weary traveler. Long is the cycle of rebirths to the unwise, Who do not know the truth.”