HH Phakchok Rinpoche Jan 2011 tour, Bangkok continues ** for information in Thai click here ** Afternoon 1-3pm Dhamma Talk at Rajabhat University – Suan Sunantha Campus, Khet Dusit, Bangkok. …. not sure who to contact for more info on this event. If you are interested leave a comment below and we’ll get more details. Evening 7-9pm Dhamma …
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HHPCR Tue 18th Jan – English Only
Tuesday 18th January 2011 His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche Dhamma Talk in English only (most other events are with Thai translation) At the Tavana Hotel, 6:30 – 8:30 pm ** information in Thai for HHPCR Tour click here ** Visiting Tibetan teacher Phakchok Rinpoche will give a talk especially for the English speaking community in Bangkok. …
HHPCR Mon 17th Jan @Tavana Hotel
Monday 17th January ** for information in Thai click here ** HH Phakchok Rinpoche events continued …. Afternoon : Dhamma Talk @ Mahidol University, Salaya Campus at Nakorn Pathom + Exhibition of Tibetan Buddhism. Contact K. Areeratana : areeratana@cpbequity.co.th Topic is Medicine Buddha, plus puja. Evening Dhamma Talk At the Tavana Hotel, Suriwongse Road Monday 17th January 2011 6pm …
HHPCR Sun 16th Jan @ Wat Songtam Kalyani
Sunday 16th January 2011 His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche Medicine Buddha Empowerment and Puja At Bhikkhuni Dhammananda’s temple – Wat Song Dhamma Kalyani Update time — 12:30 – 3:00pm ** For information in Thai click here ** In Nakhon Pathom – about 1 hour from Bangkok. Following this will be a group trip to the big Chedi at Nakhon Pathom. …
HHPCR – Sat 15th January @ BIA
The first event with visiting popular Tibetan Dharma teacher His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche 1:30 – 4:30 pm Event is free of charge – donations welcome, and will be forwarded to HHPCR’s temple and temple projects in Nepal. Topic: Loving Kindness and Compassion in Buddhism with Avalokiteshvara Empowerment Avalokiteshvara is the embodiment of …
Phakchok Rinpoche Bkk Schedule
His Holiness Phakchok Rinpoche (HHPCR) is back in Bangkok January 2011. The latest version of his schedule is below – Further details, maps etc. on these events will be posted individually over the next few days. ** For the Thai version click here ** Rinpoche has been to Bangkok several times, and has always been well received. He has a …
Pscycho Buddhists meet, Mon Jan 10th
A small and eclectic group of Bangkokians meets monthly for discussion on Buddhism and psychology (and whatever else crops up). Instigated by Dr Holly – but featuring whoever has the best idea to speak on …. the meet is open to all. Meet on Monday 10th January, at the BIA (Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives) at 2pm Directions: Go to …
Notes: Evolution of Mind States
Notes on the Dhamma Talk ‘Evolution of Mind States’ (Pandit Bhikkhu) at the Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives December 2010 _______________________________ We can start by looking at the mind as you meditate. For most people, the mind wanders away continually from the meditation object, which should be something neutral like the breathing. Why does the mind wander away? …
Careful what you feel
A recent report from Yale looked into the influence of your haptic environment on decision making. ‘Haptic’ for the uninitiated means the tactile sensation. Things are judged rough/smooth, heavy/light, hard/soft etc. through your haptic sense. In one test passers by were asked to judge a job application, presented in a heavy or light clipboard. The people who …
Xmas fun from Graph Jam
some humour from the fabulous Graph Jam :
Report: Ajahn Pasanno II
Tuesday 21st December 2010 we hosted Ajahn Pasanno for the second time. On this occasion we were at Baan Aree. click image above for photos Ajahn Pasanno is the Abbot of Wat Abhayagiri in California. Previously he was the abbot of the International temple in the NE of Thailand. He is fluent in Thai, and every visit to Bangkok involves …
Superstition Works!
The Bad Science section of the Guardian Newspaper reports on a report (the second of which requires subscription to view) that Superstition actually works. Why is this in the ‘Bad Science’ section? Surely any properly conducted trial is good science? But that aside, it seems that the people who believe in good/back luck, when given …
Meet and Eat – at the other Indian Veg place
Thursday 30th anytime between 11am and 12 noon Lunch at the ‘other’ Indian Veggie Restaurant – situated on Silom Soi 11, 10 mins walk (or motorcycle) from Chong Nongsi BTS Station. Just for fun, and to celebrate Old Year’s End Eve (that is the day before the Old Year Ends) Lunch with Venerable Pandit …
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Report: Hideaway Retreat II
We just returned from our second weekend at the beautiful Reverie Hideaway … place (what exactly is it?) A pair of traditional Thai style teak houses in the fields of Pathum Thanee, where the birds chattered and thankfully there was no karaoke or other city/village noises to disturb. Click the image for the photo album: Wrestling the …
Bangkok Zen: a one-day workshop – February 19th, 2011
a one-day meditation workshop in the Korean Zen tradition with the American monk Chong Go Sunim Saturday February the 19th, 2011 at the Bangkok Korean Zen Centre 8.30am to 6pm On February the 19th, 2011, the American Zen monk Chong Go Sunim will be returning to Bangkok to run a one-day English-language meditation workshop at …
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How to ‘Reach’ the ‘Unreachable’
Some of the Enlightened Gurus from the past and present talk about ‘it’ or ‘enlightenment’ as something that you cannot ‘do’, cannot ‘attain’. All methods they say, are not ‘it’ and ultimately they are a hindrance. They are right of course, but this is where the Buddha was not just enlightened, but a Sammasambuddha. This …
Zen Club! Jan 15th.
The Bangkok Seon Club The next meeting of the Bangkok English-language Seon (Zen) Club will be on January the 15th at 7 to 9pm sharp. – As usual, the group will be led by our resident sunim in a short period of meditation and then Dharma discussion around the book ‘No River to Cross’ by Zen Master Daehaeng Sunim. And we usually go to a nearby ice-cream place …
Report: ‘Mindful Therapy’
Book review for MINDFUL THERAPY – A Guide for Therapists and Helping Professionals. If you have read a book recently about or connectecd to Buddhism or meditation – send it in via the contacts page. Author: Ph.D. Thomas Bien Publisher: Wisdom Publications Keywords: helping, professionals, therapists, guide, therapy, mindful Number of Pages: 272 Published: 2006-02-17 …
Guest Post – Paul Garrigan
Following is a special post to Littlebang.org by Paul Garrigan – author of a book ‘Dead Drunk’ which describes his journey to overcoming alcohol addiction at one of Thailand’s most famous temples – Wat Tahm Krabok. (Anyone else have any blogs to contribute? Send them in. Book reviews, or other topics relating to Buddhism or meditation….) …
Evolution of Mind States
Evolution of Mind States Dhamma Talk with Phra Pandit at the fabulous new Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives (BIA) 26th December – Boxing Day 3:00-5:00 pm Little Bangkok Christmas Dhamma talk ! Topic: You have all heard about Darwin; his name is forever associated with Evolution. In fact, the idea of evolution had been around before …