Saturday October 30th, 2010 One Day Meditation Workshop Topic: The Hawk and the Quail or ‘staying in the proper field of attention’ With British monk Phra Pandit in English in the cool, quiet and spacious YBAT facility, Petch Kasem Road (map/details below) Overview: On Saturday 30th October, we will hold a meditation workshop through the morning and …
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Weekend Meditation Retreat – Oct 2010
Sorry – but a seasonal price hike at the resort, and the meeting room hire have put this retreat past our budget – it is getting up towards 3000 baht per person for the weekend, which we think is too much. The search goes on for a nice quiet resort that we can use at …
WBU forum October 2010
Programme : WBU BUDDHIST SUNDAY FORUM Topic : A Sacred Tooth and its magic Date & Time : October 3th, 2553 (2010), 12:00 – 13.30 P.M. Speaker : Prof. J.B. Disanayaka Ambasador of Srilanka _________________________________________________________________ About the Topic and speaker : A SACRED TOOTH AND ITS MAGIC The Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Dalada Maligava, in Kandy, Sri Lanka …
Essence of Jain Philosophy
The following should be an interesting event. Jain Philosophy is part and parcel of the Indian frame of thinking that gave birth to Buddhism and many other systems. Invitation to Jain Philosophy lecture in The Essence of Jain Philosophy by Visiting Prof., Dr. Shugan Chand Jain B.E. M.E., PhD. in Jain philosophy, {Dr. Shugan Jain is an IT …
Seminar on Non-Violence
You are cordially invited for the Seminar on “Social Harmony through Non-violence (Ahimsa)” Organized by Centre for Bharat Studies, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia (RILCA), Mahidol University in collaboration with International School for Jain Studies (ISJS) and Sanskrit Studies Centre, Silpakorn University Date: Friday, 1st October 2010 Duration: 8.30a.m.-12.45 p.m. Venue: The …
Tibetan Monk Visit
Tibetan Monk Ven. Latri Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche will be in Thailand conducting a series of events organised by the Thousand Stars Foundation (a Thai group dedicated to Tibetan style Buddhism). Events will be conducted in English with Thai translation. Remember to contact the organisation to double check dates as things do change sometimes… the schedule will be as follows: _________________________________________________ …
Special Abhidhamma Session
Respected Abhidhamma teacher Ajahn Sujin will be leading a special session at the WFB Headquarters on Saturday October 23, 2010, from 2 to 4.30pm. October 23rd is a public holiday for exiting the Rains Retreat period. Special Abhidhamma class in English with reknowned teacher Ajahn Sujin. She has been one of Thailand’s leading lights in the field of Buddhism, especially Abhidhamma, for …
2010: Talk Topics
LIFE in the Frame of Mindfulness 5th Annual Dhamma Talk Series: Sept-Oct 2010 Talk Topics For general information on this series, including maps, bio, background etc.. click here. 1. Thursday September 23rd A Matter of Mindfulness It has become the keyword in modern psychology, and has been the cornerstone of Buddhist Insight Meditation …
2010 Dhamma Talk Series
After much delay, and frantic organising, this year’s Dhamma Talk series starts Sept. 23rd: LIFE …in the frame of Mindfulness Dhamma Talk Series with British Monk Phra Cittasamvaro at the Pharmaceutical Association of Thailand (Thong Lor BTS Station) running for 6 Thursday evenings…. *** OUTLINE Through the Little Bangkok Sangha, for 6 Thursday evenings British …
Seon Club – September 25th
Saturday September 25th The next meeting of the English-language Bangkok Seon (Zen) Club will be on September the 25th: 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. …
Never get too much
Atitti Sutta (AN I, Tikanipāta, Sambodhivaggo 6) “Bhikkhus, indulging in these three there is no satiation. What three? Indulging in dreaming, taking intoxicating drinks and sexual intercourse there is no satiation. Bhikkhus, indulging in these three there is no satiation.” Maybe we can add ‘internet’ to the list ?? Taken from Ven Sopaka – a Western monk …
Meet and Eat
Wednesday 8th August It’s Nui’s last bash at Annapurna before she goes to America. Come say goodbye – doesn’t even matter if you don’t know her- come along anyway. Cheap food and company! 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 …
Ajahn Jayasaro Talk – English
ON Sunday 5th September, 2010 Ajahn Jayasaro will give a talk in English for the Museum Volunteers Group, at his residence in Pak Chong (about 1.5 hours from Bangkok). All are welcome to attend. The mini-van is now full. If you wish to drive you are welcome to meet us in front of Starbucks at …
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 …
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 …