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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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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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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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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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You are cordially invited to join us on the first of July 2024, when Ajahn Sukhito 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 include meditation, a Dhamma talk, and Q&A. Everyone is welcome, from beginners …
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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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 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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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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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 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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Zen and the Corona Virus Reggie Pawle – www.reggiepawle.net Reggie can be contacted through the contact form on this website What do you say to university students who are depressed and don’t see much reason for continuing to live? For some time now students at the university that I work at have said …
Zen Club Meeting Little Bangkok Sangha Sunday 11th August 2019 1:30-3:30pm Arrive between 1:10pm and 1:30pm @ The Shambhala Meditation Centre, (in the Young Place Shopping Center) (see details below) “There is no permanent state of enlightenment and there are no forever-enlightened beings…..It’s not that enlightenment is a finishing line, after which we’re all …
Details: Monday 17th June @ 6 pm Zen Buddhism offers an uncompromising investigation of reality. Its philosophy is aimed at challenging every concept created by the human mind. One of the distinctive ways it does this is through Zen riddles (koans) and Zen stories. To our everyday mind these can appear weird and confusing, when …
How to Do Zazen (Zen Meditation): Dogen’s Instructions Sunday 19th January 2020: 1:30-3:30pm @ The Shambhala Meditation Centre, (in the Young Place Shopping Center) (see details below) “All people throughout the world are without doubt equally imprinted with Buddha-nature. However, without the practice of zazen (Zen meditation), the true nature and function …
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Zen 101 – The Basics of Zen Sunday 20th January 2019 1:30-3:30pm @ The Shambhala Meditation Centre, (in the Yogatique building) (see details below) Zen 101 – The Basics of Zen Sunday 20th January 2019 1:30-3:30pm Arrive between 1:10pm and 1:30pm @ The Shambhala Meditation Centre, (in the Yogatique building) (see details below) …
° Zen Club Meeting ZEN MEDITATION Saturday 28th April 2018 @ little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai ° This will be the last Zen Club for a while, as things change. 1:30-3:30pm at the the little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai There is no charge for this event, and no need to book in advance. You do not …
° Zen Club Meeting #17 Zen Prison: Documentary & Discussion Sunday 25th March 2018 @ little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai ° We’ll be watching a documentary on Japanese prisons, and discussing the Zen monastic principles that it uses. 1:30-3:30pm at the the little Bangkok Meditation Center, Ekkamai There is no charge for this event, and no …
