Monday, 06 April 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok ‘THE SIMILE OF THE CLOTH’ : This was the actual teaching that the historical Buddha gave to describe the path of enlightenment – the path that got confused into a myriad of ‘paths’ and ‘teachings’ (both good and bad)Come and discover the …
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YOUR ORIGINAL FACE! the classic Zen teaching in all Enlightenment traditions with Pandit Bhikkhu
Monday 09 March 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok ‘YOUR ORIGINAL FACE’ : This phrase comes from Zen (what is your original face, the one you wore before you were born), but is a classic teaching method from all enlightenment traditions. It is a powerful meditation tool, but tricky to catch, …
MAKHA PUJA! the Big Buddhist Festival in March Explained! with Pandit Bhikkhu
Monday, 02 March 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok ‘MAKHA PUJA’ : This is the big Buddhist festival in Thailand and other Buddhist countries, each March on full moon. (There is a majour festival every 3 months in the Buddhist calendar).It commemorates the time the Buddha attended a spontaneous gathering of …
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Meditation to Liberation with Dr. Maechee Chiraporn Khanardnid
Monday – 23 February 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok You are cordially invited to join us on 23 February 2026, when Dr. Maechee Chiraporn Khanardnid will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. The …
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Dharma Circle at Baan Aree
The Little Bangkok Sangha is happy to announce the next meeting of the Dharma Circle, a series of in-person meetings at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. The meeting will be held on Monday 16 February 2026 from 06:30 – 8.00 PM Bangkok time. We …
“FAILING AT NORMAL” a Dhamma Talk with Pandit Bhikkhu
Monday – 09 February 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok There is a good reason that so many movies and stories hover around the idea of something important and real that is crucial to life, is being overlooked. Think of the Matrix, or The Trueman Show : this is a common …
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Zen: Koan Study with Joe Shakarchi
Monday, 19 January 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok You are cordially invited to join us on 19 January 2026, when our friend Joe Shakarchi will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. The meeting …
NOTHING IS REALLY SOMETHING: Dhamma Talk and Meditation with Pandit Bhikkhu
Monday – December 08, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok Topic: Nothing Is Really Something the power of space and patience in a tightly packed world So I have just one question – why do people keep packing their lives with more and more distractions, yet claim to seek peace, simplicity …
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Paticca Samuppada, Sustainable Development Goals, Communicating Compassionately with Dr Kalinga Seneviratne
Monday – December 01, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok You are cordially invited to join us on 1 December 2025, when Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. A simple …
Living the Handbook of Mankind: A Layperson’s Journey from Boardroom to Bodhi with Dr.Nattavut Kulnides
Monday – 03 November 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok We are delighted to welcome Dr. Nattavut Kulnides for an evening of sharing and reflection on November 3rd, 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Is a path to enlightenment …
WHAT DRAGONS ARE AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM with Pandit Bhikkhu
Monday – October 6, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok ‘HOW TO FIGHT DRAGONS‘ : A meditation practice should help find balance and solve problems. It doesn’t always, but it should! Mindfulness done properly, like Saint George, can help you tame your dragons. What is an actual dragon though? Why do …
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Practicing Buddhism in this Modern World with Chris Abraham
Monday 18 August 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs. at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok We are delighted to welcome Chris Abraham on the evening of Monday 18 August 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Chris will be talking about how social media and other …
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My…Me: a Dhamma Talk by Mahanayo Bhikkhu
Monday 11 August 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok We are delighted to welcome Venerable Mahanayo of Wat Somphanas Monastery on the evening of Monday 11 August 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. The sense of My & Me …
Jainism: Buddhism’s Fraternal Twin with Prem Jain
Monday 4 August 2025 at Baan Aree Foundation: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs We are delighted to welcome our friend Prem Jain on the evening of Monday 4 August 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Buddha lived in a time of religious ferment. Almost …
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Dharma Workshop: Cultivating the Right View through Practice with Molraudee Saratun
We are delighted to welcome our friend Molly Saratun on the evening of Monday 28 July 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. This Dharma workshop follows the learning activities designed by Phra Ajahn Kanchit, in the dynamic meditation lineage of Luang Por …
Meditation in Action by Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele)
We are delighted to welcome back Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele) for an evening of teachings on Monday 2 June 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. If you struggle to stay awake during traditional sitting meditation or find it too difficult, you may …
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The Wheel of Life: A Talk by Frans Versteijnen
We are delighted to welcome Frans Versteijnen for the first time to give a talk about “The Wheel of Life” on an evening of Monday 5 May at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Frans has a long standing interest in the Wheel of Life, …
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CANCELLED – Sharpen Your Intuition through Mental Cultivation with Jeff Oliver (4 April 2025)
The event is now CANCELLED. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Shamans, Aliens, and Buddhas with Elijah Whaley
Shamans, Aliens, and Buddhas You are cordially invited to join us on Monday 31 March 2025, when our friend Elijah Whaley will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Elijah invites you to suspend belief as he shares a …
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Dharma + Science = DHARMOSCIENCE with Woody Prieb
The word dharma in Sanskrit does not mean ethics or morality as commonly understood nowadays; but it means nature. Accordingly, the spiritual core of eastern (dharmic) religions is in fact the true understanding of nature and its immutable laws. That is also the ultimate mission of science. In this sense, dharma is science and science is dharma. This talk will …
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