If you have been around our Sangha for a while, you will have met Richard (the Liar-hearted!) ….. HIs video is now posted up on his own blog. It is called the Master of Laughter, and features, well, Richard doin’ his thang: click the image below
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WBU forum Sept. 2010
Programme : WBU BUDDHIST SUNDAY FORUM Topic :” What is Nibbāna” Date & Time : September 5th, 2553(2010), 12:00 – 13.30 P.M Speaker : Dhammadarsa Bhikkhu About the Topic : “What is Nibbāna” He will talk on the topic of What is Nibbaana. He focus on the suttas for a theoretical perspective and as much as …
Super Superstition
Foreigners to Thailand often describe the ‘Buddhism’ here as a curious mix of superstition, animism and Buddhism, with the feeling that it is not ‘real’ Buddhism, but something tainted or corrupted. The view is not exactly wrong. But there is a ‘but’. Even the Buddha was seen to engage in what some people would call …
Another reason to Meet and Eat!
Note, the Buddha made his monks commit to ‘frequent and regular assembly’ even in the forests – talking with friends and companions on the Path is considered to be a huge blessing and boost to your meditation practise. Feeling down? Having a stimulating conversation might help, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. …
Peace and Happiness – hmm
Peace and Happiness that arise: In meditation and in daily life In meditation, but not in daily life In daily life, but not in meditation Neither in meditation nor daily life Most people relate to the final clause, and aspire to the first. But which of the clauses two and three are the more worthy? …
Drifting Attention
The new movie Inception is the talk of the town at present. It raises the question – how do you know you are really here, really conscious – maybe you just think you are. To a meditator this is old hat. You can observe in meditation that the mind wanders very easily. Every so often …
Dhamma Talk w/ Jeff Oliver Thrs 26th Aug.
Cool. Our good friend, meditation teacher and popular dhamma speaker Jeff Oliver will be in Bangkok for a few days at the end of this month. This time round he will give a talk on the topic Attitude is Everything At Ariyasom Villa Thursday 26th August Jeff: Jeff has given a number of talks for us …
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National Holiday lunch @ Annapurna
Get a bit closer to our Little Bangkok Sangha Thursday 12th August is a national holiday. You should all have a day off! We will Meet ‘n Eat at our favourite Indian Veggie restaurant on Tanon Pan (runs between Silom and Sathorn). The place is called Annapurna (also known as Mashoors) The service might not be too sharp, …
One-day Workshop: Sun 29th Aug
Sunday August 29th, 2010 One Day Meditation Workshop Topic: Awareness Meditation through the Six Senses With British monk Phra Pandit in English in the cool, quiet and spacious YBAT facility, Petch Kasem Road (map/details below) Originally this event was booked for Sat. 28th – but we had to move it to the Sunday due to clash of …
Visiting German lecturer
Dr Soraj over at Chulalongkorn University often invites interesting speakers. this month he has invited Dr Erwin Schadel from Bamberg University. Dr Soraj tells us about his guest speaker : He’s a professor at Bamberg University, specializing in early modern philosophy — Leibniz and Comenius especially. He used to do a project on “Dialogs and Encounters among Cultures …
WBU Forum: Aug 2010
Programme : WBU BUDDHIST SUNDAY FORUM Topic : Let’s come to know karma Date & Time : August 1st, 2553(2010), 12:00 – 14.00 : P.M. Speaker : Phrakru Ghositbuddhisat Ph.D. About the Topic : Let’s come to know the karma in Buddhism The karma is an important principle of Dhamma of Buddhism …
Asalha Puja: Mon 26th
This Monday 26th July the Buddhist temples celebrate Asalah Puja, which marks the entering of the 3 month Vassa period often called ‘Buddhist Lent’, or Rains In India ths was the time when farmers were planting, and they did not like wandering monks trampling the crops. The Buddha declared that for the three months the monks should …
Siam Society: Thrs 29th July
Iconography of emancipation from the Body by Vittorio Roveda This lecture examines visually the position occupied by the human body in Buddhist iconography (and doctrine), by illustrating two extreme aspects: the deceptive sensuality of the body, as shown by the physical appearances of Mara’s daughters (young and sensual) in front of the …
The Recreating mind
simplicity is the ultimate sophistication said Leonardo da Vinci The trouble is the mind likes to make things complex. Layers and layers of psychology, ego, neurosis, fears … The mind has the job of recreating things that are observed. So that for instance, you see a chair complete with your perceptions of how it should be, …
Rex – leaving Thailand
many of you will know Rex – he is leaving Thailand to pursue a Masters in psychology and counselling. He has a charity leaving party on Saturday, which is helping a good cause. Information is as follows: Time July 24 · 10:00am – 1:00pm Location The Mercy Center 100/11 Kae-ha Klong Toey 4, Dhamrongratthaphiphat Rd., Klong Toey Bangkok, Thailand Created …
Korean Zen Club – August 21st
Saturday August 21st The next meeting of the English-language Bangkok Seon (Zen) Club will be on August the 21st: 7 to 9pm sharp. There will be a short period of meditation practice, some Dharma teaching from the resident Sunim, and some Dharma discussion around the book ‘No River to Cross’ by Zen Master Daehaeng Sunim. …
Vipassana in common lexicon
Some 100+ years ago Freud, and then Yung, Skinner, George Kelly were inventing, or reinventing psychological terms. it was cutting edge at the time, but slowly the terms have seeped into common understanding and useage. Do you know what an ‘ego’ is? Actually the term has changed since Freud used it mean the rational side …
Control your mind
In Vipassana circuits today it is taught that you should observe, and not control. But keeping the observing mind, mindfulness, is a form of control. It is maintaining a sense of presence. Yes, you are not controlling with force of will, trying to channel thinking in a particular direction, but nonetheless you are controlling. throughout the …
The Noble Search
Posted by Pandit Bhikkhu: I have mentioned regularly to many people that I am always looking for venues for events. So far all the places we use I have researched, contacted and nurtured myself. But I keep asking for everyone to help. Several things we need to look for: 1. a venue for weekend retreats. …
Pale Blue Dot
It’s the twentieth anniversary of the famous “pale blue dot” photo – Earth as seen from Voyager 1 while on the edge of our solar system (approximately 3,762,136,324 miles from home). Voyager 1 was leaving the solar system, and the control group had enough time for one final set of instructions and manuevers before the …