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Meditate with a Monk is back! Phra Pandit, the founder of the Little Bangkok Sangha, will be leading the Monday night meditation on 23 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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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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The Little Bangkok Sangha Online is holding a Sitting for Peace meditation on Wednesday 13 September from 6.30 pm to 7 pm. 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 in Ukraine and also in …
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 March 2023 from 6:30 – 08:00 PM Bangkok time. We are very pleased that Ayyā Dhammadīpā accepted our invitation to give a Dhamma talk. She plans to discuss the Saḷāyatana Vibhaṅga Sutta which deals with the source of emotions, the use …
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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 …
The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Tuesday 15 November, 2022 from 6:30 – 08:00 PM Bangkok time. Speaker: Lama Zangmo Lama Gelongma Zangmo is the resident lama and teacher at Samye Dzong London. Lama Zangmo first became a practicing Buddhist when she arrived from Denmark at Kagyu Samye Ling …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Monday 10 October, 2022 from 6:30 – 08.00 PM Bangkok time. The biggest difficulty in meditation is getting past the thinking mind. But it has to be done. Speaker : Phra Pandit Bhikkhu Phra Pandit Bhikkhu is a British Buddhist monk who chose …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Monday 12 September, 2022 from 6:30 – 08.00 PM Bangkok time. The moment to moment model of experience breaks down the tendency to form stories and get lost in them. Is it objectively real though? And what remains when the mind stops …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Monday 8 August, 2022 from 6:30 – 08.00 PM Bangkok time. We are honored to host Ajahn Nando who will give a Dhamma talk on Dealing with Difficulties in Meditation. Afterwards there will be an opportunity to ask him some questions. Nando Bhikkhu …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom meeting on Monday 11 July, 2022 from 7:00 – 08.30 PM Bangkok time. Please note that this is half an hour later than our normal starting time. We are honoured to host Tan Ajahn Achalo who will lead us in a guided meditation, followed by …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Monday 13 June, 2022 from 6:30 – 08.00 PM Bangkok https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Zoom Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 This topic is a continuation of the exploration of Dependent Origination. Previously we looked at how the mind picks up one thing at a time and …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom dharma talk by Zen master Gil Alon. Monday May 9, 2022 from 06:30 – 8.00 PM Bangkok time https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 Normally we think that a precept is a kind of a rule or a law. But from the point of view that …
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The Little Bangkok Sangha is inviting you to a Zoom dharma talk by Robin Moore. Time: Monday April 11, 2022 from 06:30 PM – 8.00 PM Bangkok time https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 Probably all Buddhists are familiar with the first noble truth of suffering. This talk will focus on the different shades …
Monday 14 March, 2022 from 6:30 – 08.00 PM Bangkok https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 Overview: We are very fortunate to be welcoming back Ajahn Vajiro for a guided meditation and Q&A on Monday 14th March 2022. Ajahn Vajiro was ordained in the lineage of Luang Por Chah in Thailand in 1980 and is now based …
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Monday – Feb 14, 2022 from 6:30 – 08.00 PM Bangkok https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Zoom Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 This is a continuation of Phra Pandit’s talks about Dependent Origination. Please visit the link to view his first talk on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z0okXK3Mxo&t=20s Speaker: Phra Pandit Bhikkhu Phra Pandit Bhikkhu is a British Buddhist monk …
Monday, 10 January, 2022 : 06.30 pm – 20.00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 Tonglen is Tibetan for ‘giving and taking’, and refers to a meditation practice found in Tibetan Buddhism. Tong means “giving or sending”, and len means “receiving or taking”. Tonglen is also known as exchanging self with other. …
Monday, 13 December, 2021 : 06.30 pm – 20.00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6871703208 Meeting ID: 687 170 3208 Buddhism is known as a ‘religion of action’, and yet a significant part of the practice involves stepping out of the way and allowing a natural process to unfold. How do we skilfully embrace this apparent paradox? …
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HONOURING WHAT IS WORTHY OF HONOUR—ALIGNING WITH THE SACRED IN EVERYDAY LIFE. Monday, 8 November 2021 : 06.30 pm – 20:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5577137755 Meeting ID: 557 713 7755 The Mangala Sutta reminds us that ‘honouring those worthy of honour’ is one of the highest blessings. At a time in our history when we are …
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