2017 Birken Retreat Talks Posted bySudanto May 10, 2017May 16, 2017 Ajahn Sona’s Metta Window at Birken Forest Monastery. Download from Google Drive (12 talks, both weeks) Week One: May 3-9 Week one retreatants with monks and Birken stewards. Metta as a Basis For InsightWatching Ourselves Watch OthersKissing The LeperThe Quality of MercyLove Is Not SeriousGo Bless Yourself Week Two: May 10-16 Week two retreatants with monks and Birken stewards. Seven-day Silent SymphonyPat Your Head, Rub Your StomachEach Man Kills The Thing He LovesImagination and Nudist MonksMother's DayThe Whole Of The Path