If you are up on a Sunday morning, the meditation at Kathmandu Gallery is recommended. It is led by a Thai meditation teacher and volunteer hospital counselor Khun Morakot, who has much experience with using meditation for healing both in her own life and especially with cancer patients. She has fluent English, and a charming 2 …
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Cross cultural counselling: talk with Pamela Hongsakul
This following talk focusses more on the practical relationship between spirituality and counseling techniques, rather than the specific tenets of Buddhism Wednesday 27th February Schedule: 11:00 am – Lunch 12 noon – Spirit & Society 1:00pm – Spirit & Self 2:00 pm – Break 2:15 pm – Cross-Cultural Counseling 4:15 pm – Meditation 4:30 pm – Suicide …
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World Buddhist University: special training …
The application cut off date was last week, but if you are interested in the program below you might still be able to join – email them directly. Buddhist Training Project Background As Buddhist foreigners in Thailand, an understanding of Thai culture, Thai way of life, and Buddhist morality will be helpful for living …
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Dhamma talk/meditation with Abbots of Abhayagiri Temple
After almost a year of planning, we are happy that Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, joint abbots of Abhayagiri temple in California will pause their travel plans to stop and support the International Dhamma community in Bangkok. This is a special chance for us in Bangkok to meet with two such well known and respected Abbots from the Forest …
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Sayadaw U Jotika talk: Tuesday 12th Jan 2010
Sayadaw U Jotika will be giving a public talk on Tuesday January 12th 2010 at Bodhgaya Hall. Sayadaw U Jotika is well known in Bangkok, and has been an inspiration for thousands worldwide. Several books of his are available (and can be obtained at the dhamma talk in January) such as Map of the Journey, and Snow …
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Kathmandu Healing Meditation: Sun. 17th
If you are up on a Sunday morning, the meditation at Kathmandu Gallery is recommended. It is led by a Thai meditation teacher and volunteer hospital counselor Khun Morakot, who has much experience with using meditation for healing both in her own life and especially with cancer patients. She has fluent English, and a charming 2 …
Buddhist Film Festival
This year’s Buddhist film festival continues in January with some interesting films. Rather than figure out locations, maps, and other details, the following links to Marcus’ Blog should put interested people on the right trail. Be sure to confirm details with the organizers if you plan to attend events : Bangkok Buddhist Film festival: general …
16 Jan Meditation Workshop with Mae Chee Brigitte
Saturday 16th January, 2010 One day Meditation workshop with Austrian meditation teacher Mae Chee Brigitte in English At the fabulous Ariyasom Villa Boutique Hotel Following our recent very nice workshops with the Wat Kow Tahm Assistant teachers Mike and Helge, we are glad to arrange a further one day meditation workshop with Austrian Mae Chee Brigitte. …
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Dhammodaya Centre retreat with Jeff Oliver
The Dhammodaya Vipassana meditation centre, just outside Bangkok is announcing an upcoming retreat with respected meditation teacher Jeff Oliver. Retreat runs from Saturday 9th to Sunday 17th January Please arrive by 9am on the 9th, and the retreat will finish after the meal at midday on the 17th. Some car pooling should be available for …
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Kathmandu: Healing meditation class, Dec ’09
Khun Morakot, a Thai lady fluent in English and experienced in meditation, will lead her monthly session at Kathmandu Gallery, Silom area. She has much experience in a number of meditation lineages, and especially the use of meditation (or just counselling) for cancer patients in the hospitals. It is a charming setting and teacher so …
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First Ever Little Bangkok Sangha Annual Picnic
Popular decision is to start early (when it is still cool) so 9:15 is the new gathering time at Mor Chit BTS, on the platform under the railway. Well, after much deliberation and procrastination it looks like Saturday 19th December is the ideal date for the first annual Christmas picnic. It is the only event …
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Meditation Retreat with Mae Chee Brigitte
1st – 9th January 2010 International Meditation Retreat With Mae Chee Brigitte This retreat will be held in a temple outside Bangkok (roughly 700 baht taxi from town) – the same temple where Phra Frank resides – most regulars will know him well. A very good way to start the new decade! Mae Chee Brigitte …
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Retreats in Chiang Mai this dry season
While we usually focus on free events in Bangkok, the following is also of interest especially for those who have met the organiser Khun Morakot, who leads the monthly meditation session at Kathmandu Gallery: Weekend Retreat at Dr. Tui’s Organic Farm in Chiang Mai’s Mae Tang District Available only from December 4, 2009 – February …
The Missing Black Box
The Missing Black Box Since we will be looking at consciousness on Wednesday and again on Saturday 28th, it seems an opportune moment to bring this older post up to the front again : How are brain and consciousness connected? Did you know that our brains have actually shrunk in size over the last …
YBAT International Weekend Retreat with Phra P. Cittasamvaro
A mini bus will be at Wat Yannawa (Sarthorn BTS Station) to pick people up from 7:45-8am on friday morning. If there are too many people, maybe some can share a taxi and leave from the same place. map to wat Yannawa : http://littlebang.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/map-wat-yannawa.jpg We will also be finishing no later than 1:30 pm on …
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World Buddhist University Forum Dec ’09
The World Buddhist University is announcing their monthly open forum speaker as follows : Programme : WBU SUNDAY FORUM Topic : The Earliest Texts Of The Pali Canon Date & Time : December 6, 2552(2009), 12:00 – 13.30 : P.M. Speaker : Dr. Peter Dennis Masefield About the Topic : The Earliest Texts Of The …
Female Saints
It is a hot topic right now. The Bhikkhuni contribution to Buddhism … (Bhikkhuni is a fully ordained nun in Buddhism) Visiting professor from the University of Leeds will be presenting some of the findings of his current research project on female saints in Thai Buddhism at Chulalongkorn university Nov 21st 2009. Dr Seeger has been presenting several …
Nature of Buddha Nature
Wednesday 25th November Dhamma Talk with Ven. Chong Go Sunim (American monk – Korean lineage) and Phra Pandit Cittasamvaro (British Theravada monk) The Nature of Buddha Nature Celebrating its 10th anniversary in Bangkok the Korean Soen (Zen) One-Mind temple is arranging a number of activities (See here for celebration and dhamma talk on Sunday 22nd Nov 09). …
The Conscious Experiment
Update – due to a special donation, lunch is subsidised and is now 90 baht/person instead of 206 🙂 The final social gathering and movie at the Tai Pan Hotel of this decade! The Conscious Experiment Lunch/movie at the Tai Pan Hotel Saturday 28th November Film: The Illusion of Consciousness Dr Susan Blackmore Followed by …
Skeptic’s Dilemma
Find out for yourself …is the oft repeated saying from the Buddha. and don’t just believe me A look around the world’s great spiritual teachers reveals something interesting – none of them really wanted to be worshipped. All of them had discovered something and wished others to recreate the experience. We might cite the exceptions of Moses …