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∈∋ Notes and Video week one of the 2017 Meditation Course THE MIND IS A MACHINE Feb-March 2017 This is the recording from our first session in this year’s meditation course. Video editing takes a long time, so we’ll be falling further and further behind – the only way to keep up is to join …
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° Zen Club Meeting #8 Zen and Everyday Mind Sunday 19th February 2017 @little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai Zen club meets more or less monthly. You don’t need to be experienced – it is for anyone and everyone interested in exploring some of the tenets of Zen Buddhism. 1-3:30pm at the little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai There is no …
° ____________________ Trip to Pak Chong for Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayasaro —————————— Overview: ธรรมะ โดย พระอาจารย์ ชยสาโร We will be taking some minivans for a day trip up to Pak Chong to see Ajahn Jayasaro on Sunday 5th March 2017 for a dhamma talk in English: mini vans are full – add your name to the waiting list is …
• Meditation for Challenging Times • 1.30-3.30pm Sunday 12th Feb. 2017 @ the little Bangkok Meditation Centre, Ekkamai • Overview: For meditators interested in coming together to consciously use their practice to help them learn from, and respond wisely to, the rapidly changing world in which we now find ourselves living. With former Buddhist psychotherapist …
• MEDITATION IS EASY, MEDITATION IS DIFFICULT Ajahn Brahm’s Grand talk, Bangkok • @The Grand Sukhumvit Hotel, Suk. Soi 6 200 meters from Nana BTS Station Wednesday 22nd Feb. 6:30-8:30pm • Meditation is Easy, Meditation is Difficult: Ajahn Brahm explains why we should stop worrying about meditation, and just get on with doing it Overview: Ajahn Brahm …
• The Elements of Meditation Topic for 2017 Med. Course • Rojana Center (Asoke area) 1-3pm Saturdays, Feb-Mar • Since people come and go so much in Bangkok, it makes it difficult to approach meditation systematically. How does it work step by step? The Meditation Course this year puts all the different aspects of meditation …
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• Mindfulness in Motion Qi Gong for a Happy Heart Live with Marisa Thrs. Jan. 26th and Thrs. 2nd Feb. 2017 • Overview We are back for two live dates with our Qi Gong teacher Marisa for 2 sessions – last Thursday of January and the first Thursday of February. We’ll be starting a whole new routine – Qi Gong for a …
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• A Course in Meditation • Saturdays @ Rojana Center Feb-March 2017 with Pandit Bhikkhu Overview: For seven weeks we will hold a systematic course in mindfulness meditation, at the spacious Rojana Dhamma Center, near Asoke. Meditate with bagels! Homemade bagels and foodstuffs from our local feedpoint bakery will be available each week You don’t need to …
• Invoking The Land Guardians talk on Thai Spirit Houses and local customs with Marisa Cranfill • at the Rojana Dhamma Center, Suk 23 Saturday 28th January 2017, 1-3pm Overview You have seen these little palaces everywhere, from the simple to the ornate, with all kinds of offerings placed around them. What are they? What are …
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° Zen Club Meeting #7 Zen Movie: Enlightenment Guaranteed? Sunday 15th January 2017 @little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai Zen club meets more or less monthly. You don’t need to be experienced – it is for anyone and everyone interested in exploring some of the tenets of Zen Buddhism. 1-3:30pm at the little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai, Sunday 15 Jan. …
• Buddhist Psychos are back Saturday 7th January 1:30-3:30pm • IS EGOLESSNESS A PATHOLOGICAL STATE? with Dr Georges Drefus • Overview: Psychologists, Buddhists, meditators and absolutely anyone else is invited to join this special event with Dr Georges. Many regulars in Bangkok know him from a popular ‘Course in Indian Buddhism‘ he taught for us in 2016. 1:30 …
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• Rayong Beach Mindfulness Retreat with Bhikkhuni Karma Lekshe and Marisa Cranfil-Young • Saturday 21st – Monday 23rd January 2017 for experienced meditation yogis • ____________________________________ We’re 28 meditation warriors in Rayong, on the beach … Organised by Pandit Bhikkhu, inspired by Bhikkhuni Karma Lekshe, and Qi Gong with Marisa. Great team! In addition to the usual dhamma talk, …
—∗— The Cappuccino Club is back (bring your own) REVOLVER: a 2005 film by Guy Ritchie Saturday 24th December 1pm-3:30pm Overview: This movie was panned by critics and audiences, but only because they simply did not understand it. When you know what the characters mean, everything slots perfectly into place, to create a near-perfect modern day gangster …
∪ Ajahn Pasanno ‘Balance in Challenging Times’ Sunday 18th December 2016 At The Rojana Center, Asoke 6:00-8:00pm __________________¦¦¦__________________ This December we are again honoured with the presence of Ajahn Pasanno, abbot of Wat Abhayagiri in California. 6:00 gather at the spacious Rojana Center 6:25 dharma talk 7:25 questions 8:00 finish & photo op There is no charge for this …
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≈ Hideaway Weekend Meditation Retreat in Pathum Thanee Friday 25th Nov. – Sunday 27th Nov. Overview: Hoping for cool November weather we will head to the green fields just outside Bangkok for a calm and peaceful meditation break in Pathum Thanee. The venue is 2 beautiful wooden houses, each with 2 large rooms and bathrooms. …
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° Zen Club Meeting #6 Enlightenment Guaranteed? Sunday 13th November @little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai 1-3pm at the little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai, Sunday 13 Nov There is no charge for this event, and no need to book in advance. You do not need to take anything along. We’re all ready for you! ________________________________________ Zen Club #6: Enlightenment Guaranteed? …
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⇓ 20 YEARS A SIAMESE MONK Ordination in 1996 20 years a Buddhist monk! In 1996 I came to Thailand with the express intention of ordaining as a Buddhist monk. Here’s how I looked on my passport … handsome fellow at 27 years old: Some guy I never met before or since wanted in on …
Ξ Saturday 5th November 20 YEARS A THAI BUDDHIST MONK reflections and pad thai 10:30am-1:30pm @ Rojana Center If you have ever been to our Dharma events in Bangkok over the last 9 years, please come and join the party on 5th – we’re all a Sangha: On the 5th of November (Guy Fawkes night!) I will …
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⇐⇒ Qi Gong and Mindfulness Live with Marisa Thrs. 3rd and 10th November 2016 ⇐⇒ Overview We are back for two live dates with our Qi Gong teacher Marisa : Thrs 3rd and 10th Nov. Events are in the spacious Rojana Center, Sukhumvit 23. 6:30 gather at the Rojana Center (refreshments served) 6:45-7:35 Qi Gong – new routine 7:40-8:15 mindfulness meditation There’s no …
Buddhist teachings were not systematically written down for 1000 years. So, people ask, how can we have any idea what the Buddha really taught? Well, in fact we do have a very good idea. Writing was considered an inferior form of record keeping compared to recitation. The rote learning of recitation makes for a remarkably …
