The following is a personal note from the respected Sayadaw U Jotika to one of his followers regarding a life that has many problems. (For other posts about/by Sayadaw U Jotika click here) ** ** ** You are right when you said, “Life is full of problems.” Life is full of problems. From the …
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Dhamma Talk with Vice-Abbot of Tisarana Temple
Monday 8th February Dhamma Talk with Venerable Ajahn Kusalo New Zealand monk Vice-abbot of the newly forming Tisarana temple in Canada Talk Topic: “Something About Buddhism” 6:00 – 6:30 gather and caffeinate at Ariyasom Villa, Sukhumvit Soi one 6:45 – …. well to some point – talk and Q&A with Ajahn Kusalo Finish sometime after 8pm Ajahn Kusalo has been ordained for …
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The Last Frontier for Objective Science
‘The last great mystery of science’; ‘the most baffling problem in the science of the mind’; this is how scientists talk about consciousness, but what if our conscious experience is all a grand illusion? Like most people, I used to think of my conscious life as like a stream of experiences, passing through my mind, …
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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One more one-day Workshop
Sorry – the meditation workshop below is fully booked now. We will do more in the future! Before they leave for an extended stay at Wat Kow Tahm, Mike and Helge will by popular demand, be leading one more one-day meditation workshop at the beautiful Ariyasom Villa Boutique Hotel. Back in September they led 2 …
Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayasaro
Extra Special Event Monday 9th November Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayasaro in English, at Baan Aree Library We are happy to announce that Tahn Ajahn Jayasaro will be giving a Dhamma Talk in English, for our Little Bangkok Sangha on Monday 9th November 2009. Ajahn Jayasaro was formerly the co-abbot and then sole …
Notes on the ‘Self’
Notes on ‘Welcome Back to Yourself’ Dhamma Talk, Planet Yoga September 2009 In the previous talk we had looked at the nature of ‘consciousness ‘ in Buddhism. When you see the word ‘consciousness’ it is a translation of the Pali term Vinyana (Vi`n`naana) – but it should really be called ‘cognizing’ or my own favourite …
Links for Lunch/movie day ‘Just Enough’
A few days ago we had one of our lunch/movie meetings in the Tai Pan Hotel. The topic was ‘Just Enough’, as a reflection on the nature/necessity of giving up sense pleasures. Video’s were as much for fun as serious debate. The longer videos came from the brilliant TED website. We looked at the ‘Paradox …
Way Of Wisdom – Topics
Talk Topics Every Thursday Evening from August 6th, 2009, we will be holding a dhamma talk and meditation at Planet Yoga (Asoke) – details, maps and schedules can be accessed by clicking on the ‘Way Of Wisdom’ icon present on every page. The talks aim to be friendly to newcomers, light and easy to follow. Hopefully there …
Talks Series 2009
The Way Of Wisdom DHAMMA TALK SERIES 2009 Starting Thursday August 6th Until Thursday September 24th Every Thursday evening in the cool, quiet basement Planet Yoga studio (Asoke) directly underneath CALIFORNIA WOW gym A very special course journeying through Thailand’s most precious cultural gem: The ‘Way Of Wisdom” that is Buddhism With British monk Phra …
Talks with U Vamsa
Canadian monk U Vamsa (pictured above) will be coming to Bangkok at the end of April ’09. While he is here leading a series of weekend retreats for the YBAT organisation, he has happily agreed to two dhamma talks on Tuesday 21st and Tuesday 28thApril which will be kindly hosted by the beautiful Ariyasom Villa (Ploen …
I Have No Home
The Mp3 recording from Wednesday 25th March 09 when Venerbale Sayadaw U Jotika stopped off in Bangkok to give a (much too rare) public talk, hosted by his publisher DMG Books is posted below (English only segments) Sayadaw will be back in Bangkok at the end of June ’09. If you enter your email …
Notes from U Jotika’s last talk
On Wednesday 25th March Sayadaw U Jotika will be making a second public appearance here in Bangkok. Some notes from one of the attendees at Sayadaw U Jotika’s previous talk here: Calming things down: “Get things ‘inside’ yourself calmed down, then the outside calms down.” E.G. No need to send one’s mind out towards wars …
Extra Special: Abhidhamma
On Thursday 2nd April the World Fellowship of Buddhists will hold a 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 over 50 years. Though retired these days we occasionally get the chance to meet and listen to her …
Robin Hood Analysed
Whatever your view of psychology, like it or not, it has entered the mainstream of public consciousness. Only after studying the subject does it become clear just have far academic terms, phrases and concepts from Freud, Yung and others have filtered down into the common understanding of the ‘self’. Listening to Dhamma talks by masters …
Buddhist Education
Over the last couple of decades Thai schooling has moved from control of the temples, on whose land many Thai schools have been built, and into the hands of trained teachers and boards of lay governers. And it is probably a good thing. However, education can still incorporate the principles from Buddhism, especially non-violence and …
Healing Meditation
Here’s a great event that is highly recommended. Ajahn Morakot, a Thai lady with lots of experience in meditation of different lineages, and excellent English, will lead a gentle morning of meditation at the Kathmandu bookstore near Surasak BTS Station. The room only fits about 10 to 12 people so you must book your place …
Eckhart Tolle – special event
As an addition to the usual dhamma talk, mindfulness and meditation events, we also hold some social gatherings including lunch and a topic for learning and discussion. One of these was an event on Eckhart Tolle – one of the newer teachers in the world, who shot to fame when he appeared on Oprah. We’ve …
WBU Forum Jan ’08
World Buddhist University January Forum Note: the date is changed from the usual first Sunday of the month to the second Sunday – that is: Sunday January 11th 2009 12:00 to 2pm with coffee and cake afterwards for those who stay and chat. Special Guest Speaker: Lama Jinpa Topic: Sacred Daily Living-or Mind Made Easy …
Special Lecture Fri Dec 26
Learning from Bhavaviveka: A Sixth-Century Buddhist Rationalist A public talk by Malcolm David Eckel from Boston University at The Center for Ethics of Science and Technology Room 608, Boromratchakumari Bldg., Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University 1:00 to 3:00 pm Friday December 26 Free of charge, no reservation necessary. Abstract for the talk is as follows: …