- Ajahn Ñaniko leads chanting during an evening puja at the future chedi site, located above the Cool Oaks trail.
- Deer outside the Upper Black Rock kuti mid-March.
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- Dhammavavro stirs madrone bark in the steeping pot as Ajahn Ñaniko looks on.
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- The patchwork of connected squares and rectangles reflected in the design of a monk's robe was the brainchild of the Buddha himself, who instructed his assistant to sew a prototype that evoked the pattern of rice paddy fields in Magadha, India.
- Retreat crew member Cecilia stretches before Qi Gong lessons led by Ajahn Ñaniko.
- Dye for monks' robes often comes from natural sources - in Thailand, monks use the heartwood of the local jackfruit tree. Dhammavaro collected bark from the native madrone tree and dyed his robes at the monks' utility building, pictured here.
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- After straining the madrone bark, Dhammavavro moves the weak dye liquid to another pot, where it will be boiled and reduced. To stay on schedule, he spent four nights' vigil in a cold basement retrofitted with dyeing equipment.