AJAHN CANDASIRI is one of the senior monastics in western Theravāda Buddhism has led retreats worldwide. She is one of the Theravāda Buddhist monastics who co-founded Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in West Sussex, England, a branch monastery of the Ajahn Chah lineage. She is currently ordained as a ten-precept sīladhārā, the highest level that is allowed for women in the Thai Forest Tradition. On this retreat she will be sharing copies her newest publication: The Secret of Happiness. Her other works include: Simple Kindness and  Friends on the Path.