D2harma Circle at Baan Aree 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 17 February 2025 from 06:30 – …
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How to Be When You Are Sitting Zen with Reggie Pawle
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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Qigong Dantian Meditation with Marisa Cranfill
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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Mindfulness in Motion : An Introduction to Mahasati Meditation by Phra Pele
We are delighted to welcome Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele) for an evening of teachings on Monday 16 December at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. This will be the last Monday evening session of 2024. We will be back on Monday 6 January 2025. Phra …
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SONIC BOOM – what’s to be done, undone, and left behind with Pandit Bhikkhu
Details (Apologies for the short notice!) SONIC BOOM – The final event this year with Ven. Pandit Bhikkhu. For all meditators there are certain perceptions to maintain, practices to get proficient in, and certain ‘liberation’ experiences that arise along the way. Do not discount your own potential. Speaker: Venerable Pandit has been an ordained Buddhist …
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Balancing the “Inner World” with the “Outer World” with Jeff Oliver
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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Practice First, Belief System Second with Tom Sigurdson
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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The Power of Standing Meditation with Marisa Cranfill
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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Roadmap to Nirvana – Dhamma + Science with Woody Prieb
Nirvana, or spiritual enlightenment and liberation, is considered to be the ultimate goal of most Eastern spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical disciplines. During this talk, Woody Prieb will marry this complex and frequently misunderstood concept with modern science to offer us a common conceptual framework. To help us navigate this territory, he will share the maps …
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Mindfulness Breathing for Concentration and Self-Healing with Prema
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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Four Elements Meditation with Cynthia Schmidt
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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Mindfulness: The Art of Getting It Done and Letting It Go with Venerable Phra Napan Thawornbanjob
You are cordially invited to join us on 6 May 2024, when Venerable Phra Napan will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Ven. Phra Napan will give a Dhamma talk entitled Mindfulness: The Art of Getting It Done …
Sitting for Peace
The Little Bangkok Sangha Online is holding a Sitting for Peace meditation on Wednesday 10 April 2024 from 6.30 PM to 7 PM Bangkok time. The merit we generate will be dedicated to healing and peace – in ourselves, our communities and around the globe. We are all acutely aware of the suffering caused by …
What is the importance of Koans like “What is it that hears”? with Gil Alon
What is the literal meaning of the word Koan? What is the significance of Zen riddles and Zen stories in our life? Why does Zen use this method? Does this method exist in other cultures? Why is it OK to discuss and analyze a Koan in Japan but it is forbidden in Korea? Can a …
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What is it exactly to be here and now in the present moment? with Gil Alon
What is time? Does it really exist? Can we be in the here and now all the time? How can we apply the idea of the present moment in our daily life? What does the current cutting edge science say about time? How is it connected to our spiritual quest? Zen master Gil Alon will …
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Ajahn Medhino Teaching about an Uncertain Topic
Ajahn Medhino Bhikkhu, who has been a monk for over 30 years, will be leading the Monday night session on 27 November 2023 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Ajahn will give a Dhamma talk about a not yet determined topic. In the forest …
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Monday Night Meditation with Phra Pandit Bhikkhu
Meditate with a Monk is back! Phra Pandit, the founder of the Little Bangkok Sangha, will be leading the Monday night meditation on 16 October 2023 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experienced meditators. We meet to support and encourage each other in …
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To Master Our Mind is to Understand It with Prema
We all want to be happy. No one is really satisfied with brief moments of fleeting happiness; we want True Happiness all the time. The practice of Yoga is a systemic approach to rediscovering our True Selves and the True Happiness that is already within us. You are invited to join us on Monday 24 …
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Make the Heart Good and Overcome Obstacles by Ajahn Nyaniko
Ajahn Nyaniko Bhikkhu, the abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California, will be leading the Monday night session on 10 July 2023 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Ajahn will give a Dhamma talk about how to make the heart good and overcome obstacles. …
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Mind of Beasts and the Centered Mind with Phra Pandit Bhikkhu
The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Monday 13 February, 2023 from 6:30 – 08:00 PM Bangkok time. Getting past much of the pseudo-psychology that is modern Buddhism, this talk will be based around one of the original teachings from Shakyamuni, in which he advises “How to have a good …
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