Last night we had a dhamma talk by Sayadaw U Sujana. It might not be what most people expected when coming to listen to dhamma. Dhamma talks in Asian countries, especially Myanmar where the teachings are so well known and studied, tend to focus heavily around the Pali language. In Sri Lanaka it is the …
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The Offering Cloth
A look at the protocol of the monks use of the offering cloth – in response to a recent talk in Bangkok by a well known Indologist and Pali scholar, who was criticising Buddhism and Buddhists on several fronts. If you have been around Thai monks at all you will have seen the curious tradition …
Bhikkhuni Dhammananda @ Siam Society
Bhikkhuni Bhikkhuni “>Dhammananda, Thailand’s leading Bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun) will be giving a talk for the Siam Society on Sat 7th November. The topic is the discovery of two sites in Northern India that claim to be Kapilavastu – the home city of the Buddha. Since the two discoveries the two sites have vied for authenticity as the …
12 Mindful Steps
The following is regarding some sincere efforts to link mindfulness meditation methods and the western-style 12 step program . One Day Insight Meditation Workshop Sunday 18 October 2009, 9 am – 4 pm (lunch included) Meeting venue courtesy of: Yip In Soi & Co. Ltd 523 Mahaprutharam, Bangrak, Bangkok Several local and expat Bangkok residents …
Dzochen Teaching Oct 7-9
The Thousand Stars Tibetan Buddhist organisation in Bangkok has the following announcement (be sure to contact them to find out details such as how much is in English/Thai) The Thousand Stars Foundation is pleased to invite you to join a series of teaching on “A-Tri Preliminary Practice of Dzogchen” by Latri Khenpo Geshe Nyima …
Fast quickly
Why shouldn’t you do what you like ? Isn’t feeding the senses what life is all about ? In fact no one can just do what they like. And no sense is safe when over fed. The Buddhist way was always about ‘RESTRAINT’. A nice little article in The Daily Beast examines the benefits of …
The Gentle Tackle
In the early part of this decade a rugby player called Johnny Wilkinson was the name on every sportsman’s lips. His famous boot took the English Rugby team to their only Wrold Cup in Australia. When taking a kick at goal, he would stop with his hands in almost a prayer posture. He said he …
Tak Baat Thewo
Tak Baat Thewo 5th October (early morning) This festival is called the ‘Tak Baht Thaewo’ and is essentially an auspicious pindapada, almsround. It is in commemoration of the end of the Buddha’s 7th Rains retreat when he came down from the Tavatimsa heaven. The story goes that he had been teaching Abhidhamma (philosophical explanation of …
Pavarana Day
Pavarana day October 4, 2009 Pavarana This is the official end of the Rains retreat for monks. For 3 months each year the monks stay in one temple or designated area without leaving over night other than for very special reasons, including to visit sick relatives or monks, help a monk who is in danger …
Report on 2009 Talk Series
The 2009 Talk Series finished on Thrs Oct 24th . It is always a bit sad – all that work making posters, leaflets, leaflet holders, finding inexpensive sitting mats and cushions … finding a venue … to have it all pass into history. First we should thank California WOW for generously providing the great facilities for …
Dhammodaya November Retreat
The Dhammodaya meditation centre in Nakhon Pathom, just outside Bangkok, is announcing a 10 day meditation retreat with Sayadaw U Janaka. Retreat runs from Sunday 1st November to Tuesday 10th November. Teachers Leading the retreat will be Sayadaw U Janaka(Chinmaya Sayadaw) who is one of Myanmar’s leading lights in the meditation world. Hugely respected he …
Special Abhidhamma Session Fri Oct 23
Respected Abhidhamma teacher Ajahn Sujin will be leading a special session at the WFB Headquarters on October 23, 2009, from 2 to 4.30pm. October 23rd is a public holiday dedicated to King RamaV Click here to link to the official announcement special Abhidhamma class in English with reknowned teacher Ajahn Sujin. She has been …
Notes on Last Talk of the Year…
Final notes on the final talk of the year in the Planet Yoga Series 2009: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Buddhism Over the last 8 weeks lots of people have been attending the Dhamma Talks at Planet Yoga. What is it that interests people? Some come from yoga groups, some from meditation groups. Some are Buddhist scholars …
Visiting Sayadaw – Talk Thrs Oct 8th
Dhamma Talk Thursday 8th October with visiting Bhikkhu Venerable Sayadaw U Thuzana from Panditarama Forest Meditation Center in Mynmar 6:00 – Gather at Ariyasom Villa for Coffee and refreshments 6:30 – Dhamma Talk (relating to Mahasi Sayadaw style meditation) 7:15 – Group silent meditation 8:00 – Q&A 8:20 – Finish (people are welcome to stay longer and talk …
Tibetan teacher visit Thrs Oct 1
Meditation and the Mind A Public Lecture by Geshe Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche Bodhgaya Hall, Amarin Plaza, 22nd Floor (DMG Publishing Office) Thursday, October 1, 2009 7 – 9 pm Free of charge. In this lecture, Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche, one of the most respected new generation of Tibetan masters, will talk about meditation and training …
Notes on the Clockwork Universe
These are the notes on the talk Clockwork Universe – at the Planet Yoga studio, September ’09. Beings are the owner of their kamma Heir to their kamma Born of their kamma Related through their kamma and have kamma as their refuge Kamma: IMPONDERABLE The first thing to note every time you approach the topic …
Sunday 20th – A. Wimoak Wkshp
This month Thai monk Ajahn Wimoak will lead his usual monthly workshop a week early on Sunday 20th Oct. (usually he leads it on the last Sunday of the month). Interested foreigners are welcome to attend – the day is kind of ‘Thai style’, which means a little ‘fluid’ in schedule. There will be a …
TAT excursion Sat 26th- Sun 27th Sept.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is announcing a curious event. All the received information is listed below – contact them directly if you want more details: Dear members of the media, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to invite you to attend the Buddhism and Meditation Tourism Promotion Project on Saturday, 26 September, …
WFB Workshop Sun Oct 4th
The World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) has a particularly interesting speaker and topic in October. Update: New summary of the topic : Buddhism is a collection of paradoxes. Perhaps the greatest of these is all Buddhists are striving for a goal – Nibbana – that for the longest time they know virtually nothing about. Most people, …
Zen Club Meet Oct 3
UPDATE: Here are two great events coming up at the Bangkok Hanmaum Seonwon which I’m sure you’ll want to attend: 1) Next weekend – Saturday the 3rd of October: Next weekend is not only the regular meeting of the Bangkok Seon Club but also the Korean Chuseok holiday, so we’ll be celebrating by starting an …