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 26 January 2026 from 06:30 – 8.00 PM Bangkok time. We …
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Zen: Koan Study with Joe Shakarchi
Monday, 19 January 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok You are cordially invited to join us on 19 January 2026, when our friend Joe Shakarchi 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 meeting …
Tong Leng Practice Part two with Dr. Andy Lowe
Monday – 12 January 2026: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs. at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok For our first Monday evening session of 2026 we are delighted to welcome back our friend Dr. Andy Lowe for an evening of sharing and reflection on 12 January 2026 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to …
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NOTHING IS REALLY SOMETHING: Dhamma Talk and Meditation with Pandit Bhikkhu
Monday – December 08, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok Topic: Nothing Is Really Something the power of space and patience in a tightly packed world So I have just one question – why do people keep packing their lives with more and more distractions, yet claim to seek peace, simplicity …
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Paticca Samuppada, Sustainable Development Goals, Communicating Compassionately with Dr Kalinga Seneviratne
Monday – December 01, 2025: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok You are cordially invited to join us on 1 December 2025, when Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. A simple …
The Nature of Mind: A Tibetan Wisdom Perspective with Dr. Krisadawan Metavikul (Kalsang Dawa)
Monday 24 November 2025 at Baan Aree Foundation, Bangkok: 18.30-20.00 hrs. You are cordially invited to join us on 24 November 2025, when Dr. Kalsang Dawa will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. What is mind, in its …
WHAT DRAGONS ARE AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM with Pandit Bhikkhu
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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Zazen and Dharma talk with Joao Rodrigues Sensei
Monday 1 September 2025 at Baan Aree: 18.30 – 20.00 hrs. We are delighted to welcome back Zen monk João Rodrigues Sensei on the evening of Monday 1 September 2025 at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. In his talk João will share about the …
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Practicing Buddhism in this Modern World with Chris Abraham
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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Jainism: Buddhism’s Fraternal Twin with Prem Jain
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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Meditation in Action by Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele)
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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The Wheel of Life: A Talk by Frans Versteijnen
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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CANCELLED – Sharpen Your Intuition through Mental Cultivation with Jeff Oliver (4 April 2025)
The event is now CANCELLED. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Shamans, Aliens, and Buddhas with Elijah Whaley
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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Dharma + Science = DHARMOSCIENCE with Woody Prieb
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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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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Meditation and Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayanto
We are delighted to be welcoming back Ajahn Jayanto for an evening of teachings on Monday 2 December at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Ajahn is the co-abbot of Temple Forest Monastery, New England in the US, which follows in the tradition of Luang …
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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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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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