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Monday – October 13, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok ‘Karma Chameleon‘ : dharma talk and meditation with Phra Pandit Karma is always one of the most asked about topics. No, it does not mean everything that happens is due to your past Karma. It also does not mean the universe …
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Monday – October 6, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok ‘HOW TO FIGHT DRAGONS‘ : A meditation practice should help find balance and solve problems. It doesn’t always, but it should! Mindfulness done properly, like Saint George, can help you tame your dragons. What is an actual dragon though? Why do …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is happy to announce the next meeting of the Dharma Circle, a series of in-person meetings at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. The meeting will be held on Monday 29 September 2025 from 06:30 – 8.00 PM Bangkok time. We …
Monday 18 August 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs. at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok We are delighted to welcome Chris Abraham on the evening of Monday 18 August 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Chris will be talking about how social media and other …
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Monday 11 August 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok We are delighted to welcome Venerable Mahanayo of Wat Somphanas Monastery on the evening of Monday 11 August 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. The sense of My & Me …
Monday 4 August 2025 at Baan Aree Foundation: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs We are delighted to welcome our friend Prem Jain on the evening of Monday 4 August 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Buddha lived in a time of religious ferment. Almost …
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We are delighted to welcome our friend Molly Saratun on the evening of Monday 28 July 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. This Dharma workshop follows the learning activities designed by Phra Ajahn Kanchit, in the dynamic meditation lineage of Luang Por …
We are delighted to welcome back Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele) for an evening of teachings on Monday 2 June 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. If you struggle to stay awake during traditional sitting meditation or find it too difficult, you may …
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We are delighted to welcome Frans Versteijnen for the first time to give a talk about “The Wheel of Life” on an evening of Monday 5 May at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Frans has a long standing interest in the Wheel of Life, …
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The event is now CANCELLED. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Shamans, Aliens, and Buddhas You are cordially invited to join us on Monday 31 March 2025, when our friend Elijah Whaley will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Elijah invites you to suspend belief as he shares a …
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The word dharma in Sanskrit does not mean ethics or morality as commonly understood nowadays; but it means nature. Accordingly, the spiritual core of eastern (dharmic) religions is in fact the true understanding of nature and its immutable laws. That is also the ultimate mission of science. In this sense, dharma is science and science is dharma. This talk will …
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The talk on 24 February will cover the basics of Zen philosophy and practice, especially for those with little or no background in Zen. What is the history of Zen? How is Zen different from Theravada? How does Zen view the “three seals” of impermanence, suffering, and no self? What is the Zen view of …
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The talk on 10 February will focus on the basics of Zen sitting practice. Included will be discussion of: thinking, things that are bothering you, non-thinking, receiving the facts of things as they are, imaginary thinking, and what to practice while sitting. A short essay by Kando Inoue on these topics will be the basis …
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You are cordially invited to join us on 3 February 2025, when Marisa Cranfill will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Marisa will teach Qigong Dantian meditation – centering the mind in the Dantian to bring more …
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You are cordially invited to join us on 19 August 2024, when Jeff Oliver will be leading the Monday night session at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. We have our “inner world” of thoughts and emotions and we have our “Outer world” of people, …
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You are invited to join us on Monday 5 August 2024 when Tom Sigurdson will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. The session will start at 6.30 PM. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experienced meditators. We meet …
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You are cordially invited to join us on 22 July 2024, when Marisa Cranfill will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Marisa will teach how to master a standing meditation practice: alignment, relaxation and awareness. It’s a topic she is very passionate …
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Concentration practice is the foundation for deep meditation, where the body is steady and comfortable, and the mind is relaxed and alert. The Yogic Pranayama practice is similar to the Buddhist Anapanasati practice (mindfulness of breathing), and both are preparatory steps for concentration. Yogic Pranayama is the gaining, storing and directing of vital energy (Prana) …
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You are cordially invited to join us on 20 May 2024, when Cynthia Schmidt will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. When was the last time you sensed into your body through an elemental perspective? Cynthia will guide …
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