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Monday – July 7, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok Details ‘DISTRACTION’ is the Pali word ‘papanca’, and means diffuse or scattered thinking; especially as the main obstacle to meditation. You probably think that the modern era, with phones and social media, is more distracting than ever, but it is not …
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You are cordially invited to join us on 30 June 2025, when our friend Robin Moore will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Under the wider umbrella of the Buddhist teachings on death and dying, this talk will explore some of …
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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 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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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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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 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 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 …
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 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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You are cordially invited to join us on 8 April 2024, when Phra Pandit, the founder of the Little Bangkok Sangha, will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. As Phra Pandit will be traveling in the coming months, this …
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You are cordially invited to join us on Monday 5th February, when we will be welcoming back Ajahn Vajiro for an evening of teachings and meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Ajahn Vajiro was ordained in the lineage of Luang Por Chah in …
You are cordially invited to join us for a talk by Zen priest Daigaku Rummé, who practiced Zen at a Japanese monastery for many years, on Monday 29 January 2024 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. …
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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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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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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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Meditative Methods Exploring Compassion The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Monday 9 January, 2023 from 6:30 – 08:00 PM Bangkok time. There will be 3 American Mindfulness teachers: Bhikkhuni Dr. Lee, Stanley Lipkin and Renée Bochman Bhikkhuni Dr. Lee is a fully-ordained Buddhist monastic in both …