There is an ALL NEW ‘Downloads’ page added to Littlebang. I always avoided this, for several reasons. First, there are thousands of talks out there, by some very great speakers. Why add more to the mix? Secondly, I have to think up new jokes if the old ones are already on record! Add to that, …
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Herb Gelb – passed away.
The following message came from Phra Frank: Dear Friends, Sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings, but Herbert Gelb, our old Friend in the Dhamma, congenial companion in Life, and Companion in Suffering passed away this morning at 4AM in Los Angeles. April 17, 1931 – May 25, 2012 I accompanied Herb back to …
Expectations
Meditation can have a big effect on sleep, but it is not always what you might expect. The party line, that you will hear on meditation retreats is that if you are practising mindfulness, you will need less sleep. This may well be true, but making it an expectation is not the way of Dhamma. …
Status of ‘Littlebang’
For 5 years we have had the Little Bangkok Sangha project, known as ‘Littlebang’ for short, and for handy internet name that can be remembered and searched for. It took a lot of work – the website was updated 2 or 3 times a week, and much effort was put into coordinating events and trying …
An Audience With Ajahn Viradhammo
Monday 30th January 6:30-8:30 pm hosted by DMG, Bodhgaya Hall An Audience with Ajahn Viradhammo Abbot of Tisarana Monastery, Ottawa, Canada Ajahn Viradhammo We are very glad to welcome Ajahn Viradhammo, one of the most senior Western Abbots in the world, from the lineage of Luang Phor Chah. He is currently abbot of Tisarana Monastery …
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 92,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 4 days for that many people to see …
An Audience with Ajahn Pasanno
Friday 6th January 2012 An Audience with Ajahn Pasanno At DMG (Amarin Tower) Chit Lom This January we are again honoured with the presence of Ajahn Pasanno, abbot of Wat Abhayagiri in California. Ajahn Pasanno is the most senior Western disciple of Ajahn Chah, other than the now-retired Ajahn Sumedho. He was formerly the abbot …
Special Guest – Michelle McDonald – Weds 4th January 2012
Our Little Bangkok Sangha is back in business this January! Wednesday 4th January Michelle McDonald will share her extensive wisdom gained from teaching meditation retreats for several decades. She is a founder of Vipassana Hawaii, along with one of our regular teachers Steven Smith, and has been a long term meditation teacher in the Mahasi …
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Mountain Retreat – book now
Time is fast coming to a close to book for our Mountain Retreat. Steven Smith, founder/teacher of Vipassana Hawaii, will be leading things with Mae Chee Brigitte teaching the meditation. A great team! The venue is perfect – up in the cool crisp mountain air, with lots of space, and some free time with a …
Tom Upson passes away
Long time dhamma supporter and practitioner Tom Upson passed away recently, in undisclosed circumstances. It seemed he died in his hotel room some weeks ago. Tom was a beautifully polite man, even by Canadian standards. He gave me a lot of encouragement in the early days of littlebang, and was always supportive and reassuring. Friends …
Mountain Retreat: 30th Nov – 9th December
After discovering the most perfect, idyllic site imaginable for a meditation retreat, we finally can announce our first Mountain Meditation Retreat. This page will keep updating as we get more of the details confirmed. However, the dates, the venue, and the 2 teachers are set. The retreat is open to experienced and beginners alike. There …
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Special Event: Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayasaro, November 10th
it was inevitable really …. but we had to cancel this talk. We will reschedule and be back next year. If you want to be put on the email list for big events (3 or 4o times a year) including A. Jayasaro, head over to the CONTACT page and let us know. Thursday November 10th …
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WFB: Sunday Nov. 6th
Sunday November 6th There will be no Dhamma Talk at the WFB for the first Sunday of the month during November. It has been cancelled in favour of the celebrations for the H.M. King’s birthday.
Report: Meditation and Creativity
We just had another one of our Tai Pan events – where we lunch and then rent a room for viewing video and discussion. We have done this before on different topics – previous one was Osho, but also Eckhart Tolle, Life of Brian, Consciousness and others. This format provides a nice change from the …
Report: Dhamma Talk Series 2011
Report on the Dhamma Talk Series 2011, comprising 8 talks at the Dance Centre General Every year during the Rainy season monks and nuns are not supposed to travel. They stay in their temples and usually undergo extra activities as a group – usually scholarly. Many Thai people will join the temple for this period, …
Soen (Zen) club meets
Here’s the latest info from the Korean Zen club (slightly confusing to figure out what days to meet …) You can mail “Eunyoung Lee” < jayooda@gmail.com>”Young”: 087 593 8139 to confirm details … Hi, everybody- Hope this email finds all of you in peace and in wellness. I would like to share the Hanmaum Seon …
WBU forum with Dr Saman
received information (with the typos) is as follows: World Buddhist Forum this month : Programme : WBU BUDDHIST SUNDAY FORUM Topic : “Mindfulness and Wisdom : Dhamma for Enlightenment” Date & Time : October 9th, 2554 (2011) 12:00 – 13.30 : P.M. Speaker : Dr. Sman Ngamsnit About the Speaker : Associate Professor Dr. Sman …
WFB with MC Brigitte
received information as follows – this is not organised by Little Bangkok Sangha, so it pays to double check the information with the organisation. However, it is pretty certain that the WFB will hold a session every first Sunday of the month. Sunday 2nd October After a very well received one-day workshop in Jan 2010 …
Report: Notes on Dance of Emptiness talk 8
Notes on ‘Shut Up and Dance‘ – eighth and final dhamma talk in the 2011 Dhamma Talk Series: The Dance of Emptiness. Talks kindly hosted by the Dance Centre, School of Performing Arts, Sukhumvit 24, Bangkok. Below are notes, quotes, links – in case anyone who listened to the talk would like to follow up on …
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Blog: ebook resources
No one likes to read things on the computer. The look and feel of a book, the interaction with the pages … who would take a screen over that? BUT, when you get a tablet computer or a Kindle reader things change – they are so nice to read on. You can set the font …