🙂 MEDITATE, MONDAYS freestyle meditation every week Suk 23 (Asoke), 6:30 – 8:00pm _______________________________ Overview: Join a friendly group for meditation every Monday night from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm in Asok. Brief instructions and tips will be given by … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Four 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Pranayama : Self Meditation Breath meditation is a staple of all contemplative traditions. On the one hand I meet wannabe philosophers who only want to talk about things like non-duality. On the … Continue reading →
Here is some news in Thai regarding the ordination of Bhikkhunis (female monks) in Thailand. While many Westerners have a clear cut view, the fact is this is a divisive issue in Thailand, and not at all clear cut. Certain Bangkok English … Continue reading →
A short look at Enlightenment in advance of our event about the Indian sage Ramana Maharshi Saturday. We’ll be asking some of the following questions: The practise of Buddhism is for Enlightenment – spiritual release from suffering. Quite what that … Continue reading →
Does offering metta meditation actually affect other people? Let our pets decide … ! ____________________________________ Metta meditation, or ‘loving kindness’ meditation is a staple of Buddhism. One arouses the feeling unconditional loving kindness in any way that is expedient, and … Continue reading →
Another year has passed. I did not write any of my thesis. I did teach too many classes at University. I barely joined any events in my temple and they must be wondering if I still live there. I did … Continue reading →
Pu came to the temple wanting to make some offerings. She had a ubiquitous yellow bucket. she was well dressed and in her mid 30s. If you want to know, at the time, she owned a small book business. In … Continue reading →
〈Δ〉 Notes for talk five in the 2014 dhamma talk series Long-listed for Enlightenment Each week during the Rains Retreat Series of Talks in Bangkok the notes will be published. If anything is mentioned during the session that needs clarification or links for … Continue reading →
〈Δ〉 WHEN I first encountered Buddhism, it was amazing. The Four Noble Truths seemed like heavenly manna falling to earth. The teachers seemed just as amazing. I was home. I found myself willing to give a lot up in order to … Continue reading →
People ask me why I became a Buddhist monk. I’d like to tell them the truth, but it gets me into trouble. I was depressed. I had no ambition except to propel myself out of this world as soon as … Continue reading →
You will die, I will die. What of it? Presumably, after death either you will not be around to experience it, or you will be around to realise it was an illusion after all. (Either way is ok with me!) … Continue reading →
When I was a young(er) man my main character was one driven by depression. I was an unhappy kid. Home was oppressive, and the alternative was to ‘go out’. Having lots of friends, but none close, I’d do the rounds, … Continue reading →
How I came to be famous for nearly 2 years. Quite often I do a radio or TV show – mostly journalists fishing for something of novelty, and sticking a mic in my face for a few minutes, and then … Continue reading →
For a long time I have invited speakers to give talks and lead sessions in Bangkok. Plus the occasional day-long session or weekend retreat. But really – if you want to progress in real Buddhism, the experiential practise, you have … Continue reading →
June 2013 we meet to discuss the topic of meditation and healing. Specifically, with all the current crop of magazines sporting outrageous claims of meditation being the key to health, healing everything from headaches to cancer we need to ask … Continue reading →
“The placebo effect is the measurable, observable, or felt improvement in health or behavior not attributable to a medication or invasive treatment that has been administered“ Here’s the question – meditation groups, prahnic breathing, Qi Kong, Tai Chi and yoga … Continue reading →
A well known book ‘Anyone Can Go to Heaven, Just be Good‘ published in Malaysia, suggests exactly what it’s title suggests. According to Buddhism, what happens after you die depends on how you have lived your life. Live in a … Continue reading →
It has been in my mind for a long while to learn video editing. The idea came originally after a Sayadaw U Jotika talk which I thought, should be enhanced in some ways, and published. Particularly, I wanted to add … Continue reading →
In 2007 myself and Buddhist teacher David Holmes interviewed Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, Thailand’s leading ordained Buddhist nun. This was just before she gave a talk for our group. Since then little has changed, except that her temple has grown somewhat, and … Continue reading →
