Bhante Ananda

Bhante Ānanda

In 2017, Bhante Ānanda chose to ‘go forth’, relinquishing lay-life for the purpose of developing the higher mind. After two years on a quest to find the right place to receive pabbaja, he encountered the teachings of Bhante Vimalaramsi and decided to take him as preceptor. He received the going-forth on May 10th 2019 and stayed alongside Bhante Vimalaramsi for the 2019 summer retreat season.

On his spiritual journey, Bhante Ānanda learned and drew from a vast spectrum of spiritual traditions and teachings. His quest for happiness and meaning, lead him to investigate many different styles of meditation and spiritual practices, including; Hatha Yoga, Zen meditation, binaural beat meditation, yogic meditation practices, mantra meditations, absorption concentration practices, heart-base practices and many more.

Bhante saw his long-time aspiration fulfilled in June 2022 when he received Upasampadā (full bhikkhu ordination) in the Sri Kaliyani Yogashrama tradition (Galduwa), under his preceptor, Most Venerable Bhante Janananda Mahāthero and his achariya Venerable Bhante Waleboda Ñāṇananda Thero, in Thanjan Tenna, Sri Lanka. For more information see his full bio at: https://heartdhamma.love/contact/bio/

Metta Vipassana retreat lead by Delson Armstrong and Bhante Ananda at Ambedkar Memorial Meditation Center, Bodhgaya, India, October-Novmeber 2022.

Yavatmal Jetvan Retreat,TWIM retreat led by Bhante Ananda with 27 participants, October 2022.

Bhante leads groups and retreats in North America and Asia. His talks and instructions can viewed on his website at: https://heartdhamma.love/

Early ordination at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Centre

Saddhidha vittam purisassa settham.
Dhammo sucinno sukhamāvahāti.
Saccam have sādutaram rasānam.
Paññājivim jivitamāhu settham.

Conviction is a person’s highest wealth.
Dhamma, when well-practiced, brings bliss. Truth is the highest of tastes.
Living with discernment, one’s life is called best.
—Sutta Nipāta 1.189

The Heartwood Hermitage is a community project held by Buddhist monastics as well as lay practitioners to bring the early teachings of the Buddha to life in the West Kootenays, BC, Canada.