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“When I first learned about the project working with the nuns, I felt rather uneasy. However, you have turned out to be the best client… Read More »The Hands from which Our Monastery Rises

December is the season to give. Although we don’t celebrate Christmas, there is a local tradition where one brings gifts to celebrate a friend or… Read More »Blessings from a Pastor

As you step into the South Lotus Hall where the East meets the West, do you know the secret by the front entrance? “May the… Read More »Blessings from the Heart

Have you heard the news? A private tour of the South Lotus Hall, for the monastics? The South Lotus Hall is the very first building… Read More »The Great Gathering at the South Lotus Hall

August 2018 marked the ground-breaking ceremony for GWBI’s South Lotus Hall. After 17 consecutive months of non-stop construction, our new home and very first monastery… Read More »South Lotus Hall Open House

Half a year ago, I noticed how Venerable Earnest would take extra care in her pre-meal offerings. Normally, offerings would come to an end as… Read More »Mindfulness before a Meal

Two years ago in the spring time, an old lady in the neighborhood sent a pot of Amaryllis to GWBI as an offering. Unfortunately, on… Read More »The Blossoms of Miracle

With less than ten days to the annual recitation exam, you’d find someone with their noses deep in their books every corner you turn. An… Read More »Heart of Gold

The night before the annual debate exam, I was seated at my desk trying to complete some unfinished homework when Venerable Faith walked by to… Read More »Establishing New Perceptions

One day, the nun in charge of the monastery’s daily necessities and stationery went through items that had been collecting dust in the storeroom. She… Read More »Of Stickers and Odd Items