{"id":562,"date":"2021-04-25T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T12:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newer.sumedharama.pt\/wp\/?page_id=562"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:30:08","slug":"noticias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/en\/noticias\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-align-content-space-evenly fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">News<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-custom-z-index\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-z-index:1;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium-alternate fusion-blog-infinite\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-infinite fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"4\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-19623\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19623 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-en category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">20<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">05, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Vesak \u2013 Sunday\/Sunday 31 May<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19640 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-600x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-400x199.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-600x299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-800x398.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Next Sunday, May 31, the celebrations will take place.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/en\/ensinamentos\/artigos\/a-historia-do-vesak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"il\">Vesak<\/span><\/a> <\/span>in Sumedharama, thus commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Buddha Gautama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Programme:<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 Taking of the Precepts, followed by Parittas (Songs of Protection)<\/p>\n<p>10.30 a.m. \u2013 Rice ceremony (pindabat) and meal offer. (you can bring a dish to share)<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>12.30 p.m. \u2013 <span style=\"color: #333399;\">Luang P\u00f4 Vajiro<\/span> Give a Dhamma Lecture<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Stupa Circum-ambulation<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are invited to participate, being able to enjoy the commemorative and contemplative atmosphere of the occasion and space of the Monastery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Well Hajam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On Sunday, the 31st of May, the Celebrations of <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vesak\">Vesak<\/a><\/span> will be held at Sumedharama. This day celebrates the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of the Buddha Gautama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Programme<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 Precepts and Auspicious Chanting (Parittas)<\/p>\n<p>10:30 \u2013 Rice pindabat ceremony and meal offering (you can bring a dish to share)<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 Meal<\/p>\n<p>12:30 \u2013 Luang P\u00f4 Vajiro offers a Dhamma talk<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Stupa Circumambulation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are welcome to participate and enjoy this celebration and the contemplative atmosphere of the monastery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">May all beings be well<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19607\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19607 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">28<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">04, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Luang Por Sucitto \u2013 Dhamma talk at Sumedharama \u2013 Sunday, 10th of May<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17714 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-09-at-07.02.07-400x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">Luang Por Sucitto is visiting Portugal and he will be giving a Dhamma Talk at Sumedharama, on the 10th of May,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"> from 16h to 18h. <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">The talk will be in English and there will be space for Questions and Answers.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">All are welcome.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u2666\u25ca\u2666<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"> Luang P\u00f4 Sucitto is visiting Portugal and will give a Dhamma Lecture in Sumedharama, on May 10, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">The Lecture will be in English and will have space for Questions and Answers. <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">Everyone is welcome.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19597\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19597 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">1<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">04, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Thai and Singale New Year \u2013 Songkran \u2013 Saturday 11 April<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"3;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16484 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As in Western New Year celebrations, Songkran also has the idea and purpose to reflect and leave behind the past, renewing the energies and determinations for the new year.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The festivities start at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At 9.30 a.m. the monastic community will make the traditional Songs of Protection \u2013 Paritta, at which time visitors will also be able to make the request of the Five Precepts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then, at 10am, the Rice Offer Ceremony and the meal of the day will take place. (You can bring a dish to share.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the Meal, around 12 noon, the traditional Water Ceremony will take place, in which everyone can participate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Everyone is Welcome<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">\u2666\u25ca\u2666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As in Western New Year celebrations, in Songkran there is also the intention of reflecting,<\/p>\n<p>leaving the past behind, renewing techniques and asserting determinations for the new year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The festivities will begin at 9 a.m<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At 9:30 am, the monastic community will perform the traditional Chants of Protection \u2013 Paritta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The visitors can ask for the Five Precepts at this time<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then, at 10 am, the Rice Offering Ceremony and the main meal of the day will take place. (you can bring a dish to share)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the meal, around 12:00, the traditional Water Pouring Ceremony will take place<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are welcome<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19576\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19576 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-en category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">6<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">03, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Silent retreat with Ajahn Vajiro at the S\u00e9gri\u00e8s monastery from April 6 to 16, 2026<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"557\" title=\"Ajahn - Vajiro\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1.jpeg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-19577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1-200x145.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1-400x290.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1-600x435.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Silent retreat of teachings and meditations.<\/p>\n<p>Lessons taught in English with translation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The retreat will take place at the S\u00e9gri\u00e8s monastery in Moustiers Ste-Marie in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.<\/p>\n<p>For registration, please click <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugebouddhique.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=322&amp;catid=25&amp;Itemid=1347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19421\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19421 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-en category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">21<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">01, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Meditation and Silence Retreat \u2018On the Move\u2019, with Ajahn Sucitto \u2013 April 2026 \u2013 Online Stream<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">Luang By Sucitto will be leading a retreat in<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Casa+de+Ora%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Santa+Rafaela+Maria\/@38.5708031,-8.9158134,726m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd194150d07319a3:0x1da2523c5b7bdceb!8m2!3d38.5708031!4d-8.9158134!16s%2Fg%2F11c4m8ktbz?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of Prayer Santa Rafaela Maria<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000080;\">in Palmela, Portugal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">from the 21st to the 26th of April, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">The retreat is already fully booked but people will have the opportunity to join in online.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19436 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-600x388.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-200x129.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-400x259.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-600x388.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-768x497.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-800x518.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-1200x777.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-1536x994.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal.jpeg 1975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">For joining in online you do not need to register. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">You can do so by using the link\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"> https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89779341906<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"> or through <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">M<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">eeting ID: 897 7934 1906<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Passcode: 875777<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19441 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-600x1122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-200x374.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-400x748.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-600x1122.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-768x1437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-800x1497.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-821x1536.jpg 821w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: large; line-height: 1.5;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe-HVcCa1RIUsctyaw_1sKJNoBi8BV5FZSBXybxL3yduwkjvA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On the Move<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"50%\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19399\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19399 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">6<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">01, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Meditation and Silence Retreat \u2013 with Ajahn Vajiro \u2013 from 20 to 22 March in Barcelos<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19404 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-600x424.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-200x141.png 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-400x283.png 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-600x424.png 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-800x565.png 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This is a Meditation and Silence Retreat guided by <span style=\"color: #e6b217;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b217;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhammawiki.com\/index.php?title=Ajahn_Vajiro\">Ajahn Vajiro<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The retreat takes place in complete silence and under the observation of the <span style=\"color: #e6a817;\"><a style=\"color: #e6a817;\" href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oito_preceitos_(budismo)\">Eight Buddhist Precepts<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Registration is closed as all vacancies have already been filled.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For waiting list and more information, click on <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/b5omXDmrTG6DnNWaA\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #e6a817;\">link<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19371\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt tag-ajahn tag-ajahn-chah tag-ajahn-jayasaro tag-ajahn-sumedho tag-ajahn-vajiro tag-buddhism tag-buddhism-in-portugal tag-budismo tag-budista tag-dhamma tag-dhamma-talk tag-ericeira tag-letting-go\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">1<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">12, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 31 December<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the night of December 31, 2025 we will have a New Year's Eve in Sumedharama.<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15718 size-fusion-600 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">We will begin our celebrations with the usual puja\/meditation at 7:30 p.m., after which there will be a Dhamma Lecture and space for questions and answers. Everyone will then have the possibility to remain in meditation until midnight, when we will sing songs, thus peacefully celebrating the entrance to the New Year 2026.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">There is no need to make an appointment, everyone is welcome to celebrate this passage in this way, with an introspective and recollective attitude.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The celebration ends shortly after midnight.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19319\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19319 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">12<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">10, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Meditation and Silence Retreat - from 29 November to 1 December 2025<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1354 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">This retreat, guided in Portuguese by Ajahn Dhammiko,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">t<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It will take place at the Casa de Retiros de Santo Ignacio, in Sintra, Portugal.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It is organised by Vanda Viveka. At the moment the retreat is already fully filled so the registrations are closed.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScf1l5HRf42c3ON2Cl98hKVFwqqWXLdHoTO0kn2iMx1hace4Q\/viewform?usp=preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can click here for more information<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-19177\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19177 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">9<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">08, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Kathina 2025 \u2013 12 October<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5293 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-400x253.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-600x380.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-800x506.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-1200x759.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">Everyone is welcome to participate in this occasion, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">celebrating the presence of the monastic community <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">in Sumedharama. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\"><u>Programme:<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">9.30 a.m. \u2013 Arrival at the Monastery (bring a meal to share)<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">10 a.m. \u2013 Request for the five precepts, followed by songs<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">10.30 a.m. \u2013 Rice supply (Pindapat)<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">11 a.m. \u2013 Dinner for monks and lunch for the lay community<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>12.30 p.m. \u2013 <\/strong><strong>The community offers the traditional monastic habit<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>1 p.m.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u2013 Ajahn Vajiro gives a lecture by Dhamma<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">From 2 p.m. onwards \u2013 more informal time with everyone and the monastic community.<\/span><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">In the rainy season (Vassa), in Asia, (the period corresponding to summer in Europe) the monks undertake to stay in a certain place for three months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The story goes that at the end of this period, the Buddha allowed the monks to look for fabric with which they could patch up their old habit or even make a new one. The fabrics that the monks collected consisted of rags that had been thrown away. Over time people, realising this need, began to hang fabric from the trees so that the monks could \u2018find\u2019 them. The custom then developed so that not only pieces of cloth were left on the trees, but also the habits already made. People saw here an opportunity to make offerings of other requirements to monks, as a gesture of support and appreciation of their practice. The ceremony was called Kathina, which is the name of the loom that monks use to sew their habits with the fabrics offered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">In this same ceremony the monks offer lectures on the Dhamma, and there is also a period where people have the opportunity to meet and talk to the monks more informally. In this event it becomes quite evident the interconnection of the lay community with the monastic community and how both benefit from this dynamic.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-18395\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-18395 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">25<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">05, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Retreat Meditation and Silence \u2018Stability \u2013 Inner Peace\u2019 \u2013 26-28 September 2025<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">This retreat will be guided by Ajahn Appamado, in Portuguese. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It will take place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Casa+de+Ora%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Santa+Rafaela+Maria\/@38.5708031,-8.9158134,726m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd194150d07319a3:0x1da2523c5b7bdceb!8m2!3d38.5708031!4d-8.9158134!16s%2Fg%2F11c4m8ktbz?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of Prayer Santa Rafaela Maria<\/a>, in Palmela, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It is organised by Vanda Viveka.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; height: 60px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1354 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p align=\"center\">Registrations closed. For waiting list and more information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nCTqvsLD4c3Tt6bm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/nCTqvsLD4c3Tt6bm7<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<hr width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">With our best wishes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">The Sangha of Sumedharama<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr width=\"80%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-18393\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-18393 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">17<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">04, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Vesak celebrations \u2013 Sunday 18 May in Sumedharama<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5844 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-400x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-200x73.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-400x146.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-600x219.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-768x281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-800x293.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-1200x439.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-1536x562.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next Sunday, May 18th, the celebrations will take place.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/en\/ensinamentos\/artigos\/a-historia-do-vesak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"il\">Vesak<\/span><\/a> <\/span>in Sumedharama, thus commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Buddha Gautama. We will be with you on this day. <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajahn_Pasanno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luang P\u00f4 Pasanno.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Programme:<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 Taking of the Precepts, followed by Parittas (Songs of Protection)<\/p>\n<p>10.30 a.m. \u2013 Rice ceremony (pindabat) and meal offer<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>12.30 p.m. \u2013 <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajahn_Pasanno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luang P\u00f4 Pasanno<\/a><\/span> Give a Dhamma Lecture<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Stupa Circum-ambulation<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>All are invited to participate, being able to enjoy the commemorative and contemplative atmosphere of the occasion and space of the Monastery.<\/p>\n<p>Well Hajam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div 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class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-infinite fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"4\"><article id=\"blog-2-post-19623\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19623 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-en category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">20<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">05, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Vesak \u2013 Sunday\/Sunday 31 May<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19640 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-600x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-400x199.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-600x299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026-800x398.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triptych-for-Sumedharama-Vesak-2026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Next Sunday, May 31, the celebrations will take place.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/en\/ensinamentos\/artigos\/a-historia-do-vesak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"il\">Vesak<\/span><\/a> <\/span>in Sumedharama, thus commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Buddha Gautama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Programme:<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 Taking of the Precepts, followed by Parittas (Songs of Protection)<\/p>\n<p>10.30 a.m. \u2013 Rice ceremony (pindabat) and meal offer. (you can bring a dish to share)<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>12.30 p.m. \u2013 <span style=\"color: #333399;\">Luang P\u00f4 Vajiro<\/span> Give a Dhamma Lecture<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Stupa Circum-ambulation<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are invited to participate, being able to enjoy the commemorative and contemplative atmosphere of the occasion and space of the Monastery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Well Hajam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On Sunday, the 31st of May, the Celebrations of <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vesak\">Vesak<\/a><\/span> will be held at Sumedharama. This day celebrates the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of the Buddha Gautama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Programme<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 Precepts and Auspicious Chanting (Parittas)<\/p>\n<p>10:30 \u2013 Rice pindabat ceremony and meal offering (you can bring a dish to share)<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 Meal<\/p>\n<p>12:30 \u2013 Luang P\u00f4 Vajiro offers a Dhamma talk<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Stupa Circumambulation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are welcome to participate and enjoy this celebration and the contemplative atmosphere of the monastery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">May all beings be well<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19607\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19607 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">28<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">04, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Luang Por Sucitto \u2013 Dhamma talk at Sumedharama \u2013 Sunday, 10th of May<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17714 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-09-at-07.02.07-400x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">Luang Por Sucitto is visiting Portugal and he will be giving a Dhamma Talk at Sumedharama, on the 10th of May,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"> from 16h to 18h. <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">The talk will be in English and there will be space for Questions and Answers.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">All are welcome.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u2666\u25ca\u2666<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"> Luang P\u00f4 Sucitto is visiting Portugal and will give a Dhamma Lecture in Sumedharama, on May 10, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">The Lecture will be in English and will have space for Questions and Answers. <\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">Everyone is welcome.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19597\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19597 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">1<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">04, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Thai and Singale New Year \u2013 Songkran \u2013 Saturday 11 April<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"3;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16484 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Songkran-fest-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As in Western New Year celebrations, Songkran also has the idea and purpose to reflect and leave behind the past, renewing the energies and determinations for the new year.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The festivities start at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At 9.30 a.m. the monastic community will make the traditional Songs of Protection \u2013 Paritta, at which time visitors will also be able to make the request of the Five Precepts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then, at 10am, the Rice Offer Ceremony and the meal of the day will take place. (You can bring a dish to share.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the Meal, around 12 noon, the traditional Water Ceremony will take place, in which everyone can participate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Everyone is Welcome<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">\u2666\u25ca\u2666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As in Western New Year celebrations, in Songkran there is also the intention of reflecting,<\/p>\n<p>leaving the past behind, renewing techniques and asserting determinations for the new year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The festivities will begin at 9 a.m<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At 9:30 am, the monastic community will perform the traditional Chants of Protection \u2013 Paritta.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The visitors can ask for the Five Precepts at this time<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then, at 10 am, the Rice Offering Ceremony and the main meal of the day will take place. (you can bring a dish to share)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the meal, around 12:00, the traditional Water Pouring Ceremony will take place<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are welcome<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19576\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19576 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-en category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">6<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">03, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Silent retreat with Ajahn Vajiro at the S\u00e9gri\u00e8s monastery from April 6 to 16, 2026<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"557\" title=\"Ajahn - Vajiro\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1.jpeg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-19577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1-200x145.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1-400x290.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1-600x435.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ajahn-Vajiro-1.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Silent retreat of teachings and meditations.<\/p>\n<p>Lessons taught in English with translation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>The retreat will take place at the S\u00e9gri\u00e8s monastery in Moustiers Ste-Marie in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.<\/p>\n<p>For registration, please click <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugebouddhique.com\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=322&amp;catid=25&amp;Itemid=1347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19421\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19421 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-en category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">21<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">01, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Meditation and Silence Retreat \u2018On the Move\u2019, with Ajahn Sucitto \u2013 April 2026 \u2013 Online Stream<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">Luang By Sucitto will be leading a retreat in<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Casa+de+Ora%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Santa+Rafaela+Maria\/@38.5708031,-8.9158134,726m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd194150d07319a3:0x1da2523c5b7bdceb!8m2!3d38.5708031!4d-8.9158134!16s%2Fg%2F11c4m8ktbz?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of Prayer Santa Rafaela Maria<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000080;\">in Palmela, Portugal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">from the 21st to the 26th of April, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">The retreat is already fully booked but people will have the opportunity to join in online.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19436 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-600x388.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-200x129.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-400x259.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-600x388.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-768x497.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-800x518.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-1200x777.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal-1536x994.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-Online-Portugal.jpeg 1975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">For joining in online you do not need to register. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\">You can do so by using the link\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"> https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/89779341906<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"> or through <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">M<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5; color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">eeting ID: 897 7934 1906<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Passcode: 875777<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19441 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-600x1122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-200x374.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-400x748.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-600x1122.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-768x1437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-800x1497.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop-821x1536.jpg 821w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/LPSucitto-PT-crop.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: large; line-height: 1.5;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe-HVcCa1RIUsctyaw_1sKJNoBi8BV5FZSBXybxL3yduwkjvA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On the Move<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"50%\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19399\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19399 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">6<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">01, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Meditation and Silence Retreat \u2013 with Ajahn Vajiro \u2013 from 20 to 22 March in Barcelos<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19404 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-600x424.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-200x141.png 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-400x283.png 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-600x424.png 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1-800x565.png 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meditation-and-Silence-Retreat-ENG-1-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">This is a Meditation and Silence Retreat guided by <span style=\"color: #e6b217;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b217;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhammawiki.com\/index.php?title=Ajahn_Vajiro\">Ajahn Vajiro<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The retreat takes place in complete silence and under the observation of the <span style=\"color: #e6a817;\"><a style=\"color: #e6a817;\" href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oito_preceitos_(budismo)\">Eight Buddhist Precepts<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Registration is closed as all vacancies have already been filled.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For waiting list and more information, click on <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/b5omXDmrTG6DnNWaA\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #e6a817;\">link<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19371\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt tag-ajahn tag-ajahn-chah tag-ajahn-jayasaro tag-ajahn-sumedho tag-ajahn-vajiro tag-buddhism tag-buddhism-in-portugal tag-budismo tag-budista tag-dhamma tag-dhamma-talk tag-ericeira tag-letting-go\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">1<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">12, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 31 December<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the night of December 31, 2025 we will have a New Year's Eve in Sumedharama.<\/p>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15718 size-fusion-600 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/10fp-SBM-2022-06-Shrine-at-Sumedharama-night-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">We will begin our celebrations with the usual puja\/meditation at 7:30 p.m., after which there will be a Dhamma Lecture and space for questions and answers. Everyone will then have the possibility to remain in meditation until midnight, when we will sing songs, thus peacefully celebrating the entrance to the New Year 2026.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">There is no need to make an appointment, everyone is welcome to celebrate this passage in this way, with an introspective and recollective attitude.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The celebration ends shortly after midnight.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19319\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19319 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">12<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">10, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Meditation and Silence Retreat - from 29 November to 1 December 2025<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1354 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">This retreat, guided in Portuguese by Ajahn Dhammiko,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">t<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It will take place at the Casa de Retiros de Santo Ignacio, in Sintra, Portugal.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It is organised by Vanda Viveka. At the moment the retreat is already fully filled so the registrations are closed.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScf1l5HRf42c3ON2Cl98hKVFwqqWXLdHoTO0kn2iMx1hace4Q\/viewform?usp=preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can click here for more information<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-19177\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-19177 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">9<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">08, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Kathina 2025 \u2013 12 October<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5293 size-fusion-600\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-200x127.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-400x253.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-600x380.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-800x506.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture-1200x759.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kathina-Picture.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">Everyone is welcome to participate in this occasion, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">celebrating the presence of the monastic community <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">in Sumedharama. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\"><u>Programme:<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">9.30 a.m. \u2013 Arrival at the Monastery (bring a meal to share)<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">10 a.m. \u2013 Request for the five precepts, followed by songs<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">10.30 a.m. \u2013 Rice supply (Pindapat)<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">11 a.m. \u2013 Dinner for monks and lunch for the lay community<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>12.30 p.m. \u2013 <\/strong><strong>The community offers the traditional monastic habit<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>1 p.m.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u2013 Ajahn Vajiro gives a lecture by Dhamma<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">From 2 p.m. onwards \u2013 more informal time with everyone and the monastic community.<\/span><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">In the rainy season (Vassa), in Asia, (the period corresponding to summer in Europe) the monks undertake to stay in a certain place for three months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The story goes that at the end of this period, the Buddha allowed the monks to look for fabric with which they could patch up their old habit or even make a new one. The fabrics that the monks collected consisted of rags that had been thrown away. Over time people, realising this need, began to hang fabric from the trees so that the monks could \u2018find\u2019 them. The custom then developed so that not only pieces of cloth were left on the trees, but also the habits already made. People saw here an opportunity to make offerings of other requirements to monks, as a gesture of support and appreciation of their practice. The ceremony was called Kathina, which is the name of the loom that monks use to sew their habits with the fabrics offered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">In this same ceremony the monks offer lectures on the Dhamma, and there is also a period where people have the opportunity to meet and talk to the monks more informally. In this event it becomes quite evident the interconnection of the lay community with the monastic community and how both benefit from this dynamic.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-18395\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-18395 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">25<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">05, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Retreat Meditation and Silence \u2018Stability \u2013 Inner Peace\u2019 \u2013 26-28 September 2025<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">This retreat will be guided by Ajahn Appamado, in Portuguese. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It will take place in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Casa+de+Ora%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Santa+Rafaela+Maria\/@38.5708031,-8.9158134,726m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xd194150d07319a3:0x1da2523c5b7bdceb!8m2!3d38.5708031!4d-8.9158134!16s%2Fg%2F11c4m8ktbz?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of Prayer Santa Rafaela Maria<\/a>, in Palmela, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">It is organised by Vanda Viveka.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; height: 60px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1354 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-200x150.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Buddha-for-Teachings-Page-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: center;\">\n<p align=\"center\">Registrations closed. For waiting list and more information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nCTqvsLD4c3Tt6bm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/nCTqvsLD4c3Tt6bm7<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%;\">\n<hr width=\"50%\" \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">With our best wishes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 400; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.5;\">The Sangha of Sumedharama<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr width=\"80%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-18393\" class=\"fusion-post-medium-alternate post-18393 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-pt\">\n<div class=\"fusion-date-and-formats\"><div class=\"fusion-date-box updated\"><span class=\"fusion-date\">17<\/span><span class=\"fusion-month-year\">04, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-format-box\"><i class=\"awb-icon-pen\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\">Vesak celebrations \u2013 Sunday 18 May in Sumedharama<\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5844 size-fusion-400\" src=\"http:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-400x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-200x73.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-400x146.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-600x219.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-768x281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-800x293.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-1200x439.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-1536x562.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/WSC_6280-Pano-Edit-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next Sunday, May 18th, the celebrations will take place.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sumedharama.pt\/en\/ensinamentos\/artigos\/a-historia-do-vesak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"il\">Vesak<\/span><\/a> <\/span>in Sumedharama, thus commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Buddha Gautama. We will be with you on this day. <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajahn_Pasanno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luang P\u00f4 Pasanno.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Programme:<\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2013 Taking of the Precepts, followed by Parittas (Songs of Protection)<\/p>\n<p>10.30 a.m. \u2013 Rice ceremony (pindabat) and meal offer<\/p>\n<p>11 a.m. \u2013 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>12.30 p.m. \u2013 <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ajahn_Pasanno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luang P\u00f4 Pasanno<\/a><\/span> Give a Dhamma Lecture<\/p>\n<p>1:30 p.m. \u2013 Stupa Circum-ambulation<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>All are invited to participate, being able to enjoy the commemorative and contemplative atmosphere of the occasion and space of the Monastery.<\/p>\n<p>Well Hajam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div 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vegetables:<br \/>\nwatercress, lettuce, spinach, kale, turnips, carrots, coriander<\/li>\n<li>Cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With great gratitude from the Monastic Community<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Anumodana<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button class=\"fusion-button button-default button-medium button default medium\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-modal modal fade modal-2 lingua\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-heading-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-sm\" role=\"document\"><div class=\"modal-content fusion-modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><button class=\"close\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close\">\u00d7<\/button><h3 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"modal-heading-2\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" 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type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close\">\u00d7<\/button><h3 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"modal-heading-3\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Projects<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"modal-body fusion-clearfix\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/projecto.sumedharama.pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to access the site of the Sumedharama construction project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button class=\"fusion-button button-default button-medium button default medium\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-modal modal fade modal-4 directions_pt\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-heading-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-background:#ffffff;\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\"><div class=\"modal-content fusion-modal-content\"><div 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Follow the A21 to the end and at the roundabout, exit at the third exit, towards Fonte Boa dos Nabos. After 550 meters turn right, where it says Fonte Boa dos Nabos. After the tunnel, always go straight ahead, on General Humberto Delgado Street, passing through the center of the village. At the intersection, continue on Rua do Vale Grande until you find on your left the Caminho do Vale Grande (before a yellow house with a<br \/>\nwhite wall). In 800m, after a stretch of dirt road, you will reach Sumedharama.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coming from Lisbon (by bus)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Take bus 2740 from Carris, in Campo Grande, to Ericeira.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving at Ericeira you can take a taxi to the monastery (3kms)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coming from Porto<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are two possibilities:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>via Aveiro \u2013 coming by IC1 (A17\/A8) to find the A21 near Venda do Pinheiro. After that, you can follow the same indications as in \u201cfrom Lisbon\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>via A1 Porto-Lisbon, and near Alverca leave for CREL (A9). 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