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• Meditation for Challenging Times • 1.30-3.30pm Sunday 6th August, 2017 @ the little Bangkok Meditation Centre, Ekkamai • Overview: Finding Refuge in Times of Uncertainty: Where can we place our trust, faith and hope? – This is the fifth meeting in this series. The first ones have gone well, with group discussion deepening our understanding of the …
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—∼— A Course in Consciousness and Buddhism WHO’s THERE? with Dr Georges Dreyfus Saturdays, for 5 weeks from 1st July Overview: We’re holding a new course on Buddhism and modern consciousness research, led by one of our great Bangkok resources Dr Georges Dreyfus. Periodically it’s great to go into these topics in real depth – more than we ever …
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• Buddhist Psychos are back Saturday 1st April 1:00-3:00pm • THE BUDDHA AND THE EGO • Overview: Psychologists, Buddhists and meditators (and anyone else interested) are invited to join the discussion Saturday 1st April from 1-3 pm. This is a totally informal group, and we do not profess to be experts! 1:00 pm meet at the Rojana Dhamma Center, …
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° Zen Club Meeting #9 Zen 101 – What is Zen? Sunday 12th March 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 …
° 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 …
• 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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⇓ 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 …
——— ‘ORIGINAL BUDDHISM’ short course in Early Buddhist Teachings Saturdays 1-3pm @ Rojana Center, Suk 23 Overview You all have ideas about Buddhism; what makes ‘good’ or ‘bad’ monks, what the Buddha would say about the government, materialism, and every other topic. What the historical Buddha actually taught, might well surprise you. The course is going well …
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ทำวัตรเช้า Saturday 17th September THAI MONASTERY PUJA and the Working Class Mystic at the Rojana Center, Suk. 23 10:00-11:45am Overview We gather for a full on Thai Buddhist Puja, for English speakers. This is the ceremony that is held daily in Thai temples, for all echelons of Thai society, from local towns to the Palace. It’s the staple entry to …
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⇐⇒ Tiger Qi Gong for internal organs Extra session with Marisa Thrs. 18th August ⇐⇒ Overview We squeezed one extra date with our Qi Gong teacher Marisa, for Thursday 18th August (in addition to Thrs. 11th). This is the last live event for Qi Gong with her on this visit. Event is in the spacious Rojana Center, …
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—∼— A Course in Indian Buddhism: no-self and non-duality with Dr Georges Dreyfus Saturdays, for 7 weeks from 9th July Overview: We’re holding a new course in Buddhism, led by one of our great Bangkok resources Dr Georges Dreyfus. Periodically it’s great to go into these topics in real depth – more than we ever get to with …
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_≡_ Buddhist Psycho’s meet for special event with visiting psycho Jake Davis Free Will Free Won’t and Who’s in Control Saturday June 25th, Ekkamai 2-4pm Overview: Psychologists, Buddhists and meditators (and anyone else interested) are invited to meetup Saturday June 25th from 2-4 pm. This time we are led by a visiting honorary Buddhist Psycho, meditation teacher, Buddhist …
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«∴» Saturday 26th March BEYOND BUDDHISM Rojana Center, Suk. 23 (Asoke) 9:45-11:30am Overview: All are welcome to join in this final talk in the Course in Buddhism. Buddhism has a beauty of its own, but also limitations. Are we heading towards a ‘cosmic’ religion as Einstein thought we need? Where is it all heading? Are we …
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«∴» Saturday 12th March Series: Sat. 13th Feb – Sat. 26th March Week 5 of the : COURSE IN THAI BUDDHISM Overview: This week we continue our exploration of Buddhism, focusing on key stories. After the ‘setting forth of the wheel of dharma’ Buddhism spread from the roots of the trees, to becoming the root of several world cultures. …
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«∴» Saturday 5th March Series: Sat. 13th Feb – Sat. 26th March Week 4 of the : COURSE IN THAI BUDDHISM Overview: This week we continue our exploration of Buddhism, focusing on key stories. The cosmology of Buddhism says there is only one ultimate goal; but that anyone can attain to it if they practice in the …
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⊂∴⊃ DHARMA ELEMENTS Talk from 2015, Bangkok Many people have read or listened to many of the teachings in Buddhism, but rarely are they all put together in context. Hopefully, this talk addressed the issue. Be sure to show the subtitles if you need them. Use controls above ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ This video took a full month …
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—∗— The Cappuccino Club is back (with masala tea!) MARJOE: a 1972 Academy Award winning film Saturday 28th November 12:30-3:30 Overview: Meet up for lunch, film and discussion – this time round we look at an amazing film called Marjoe. We showed this some 7 years back, and everyone loved it! It raises a lot of questions, and …
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∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Eight 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Samadhi: Phra Pandit Regrets He’s Unable to Lunch Today There was once a King who took his army into battle and won. Entering the enemy’s palace he told his soldiers tht whatever they could put their hands on, was theirs. The soldiers went crazy, and ran about …
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∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Six 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Dharana: Baby, Baby Fish No one asked me about the title for this talk. But it should become clear. Over the last month I have come to really love the Yoga Sutras. Sometimes I find myself talking to someone on dhamma, and when I search for a phrase …
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∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Five 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Pratyahara : The Dark Side of the Mirror So to recap – in week one we started with the hardest sell – good behaviour (I still don’t want to say ‘morality’). It is always the start of a good spiritual practise, but not because someone says so. There are no …
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