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Our regular meditation teacher and friend Jeff Oliver will be in Bangkok for a few days this September. All our speakers give their time free of charge, but please remember to contribute something via donation boxes, that we will forward … Continue reading →

Buddhist Psychos – Saturday 3rd September Be there, or be analysed Continuing the tradition for artful cappuccino discussions relating to Buddhism and Psychology (or any other topic) all ‘Buddhist Psychos’ are invited to meet, caffeinate and trade ideas on Saturday 3rd … Continue reading →

Freshly back in Bangkok after teaching a 10 day retreat in Hawaii, Vipassana teacher Steven Smith will give a dharma talk for us: Thursday 8th September, 2011 Dhamma Talk with Steven Smith Emptiness, Fullness, and What’s Inbetween Please gather by … Continue reading →

Saturday 3rd September 2011 Dhamma Talk in Thai with English translation, with Thai monk and teacher Phra Ajahn Kosil Paripunno of Wat Plaina  in Pathum Thani Province Schedule: Event runs for the whole day, however the English teaching will be … Continue reading →

Saturday 10th September Dhamma Talk with Meditation Teacher Steven Smith ‘What We Learn on a Meditation Retreat’ …followed by lunch… At Baan Aree Fresh from teaching a Vipassana retreat in Hawaii, we’re glad to welcome Steven Smith back to Bangkok … Continue reading →

Micro Retreat at the YBAT facility, Bangkok Meditation on Emptiness Friday eve. 26th August – Sunday morning 28th August at YBAT 1 (Thonburi) for 13 serious yogis …. This weekend is fully booked. You can go on the waiting list … Continue reading →

World Buddhist Forum this month : Programme :       WBU SUNDAY FORUM Topic :                  THE MOTHER OF THAILAND Date & Time :    Sunday August 14, 2554 (2011), 12:00 – 13.30 : P.M. Speaker :             Assist. Prof. Boon Ketutarsa  About the Speaker … Continue reading →

Trip to Pak Chong for Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayasaro Your last chance to book and make a deposit is Monday 29th August. After that we will fix the number of minivans and seats available. We will be taking some minivans … Continue reading →

Monday 8th August Start of this year’s Dhamma Talks … To open this year’s big event series, we’ll be looking at the ‘God Complex’  - or why people think they know things. What do you really know? Adding to your … Continue reading →

Continuing the tradition for artful cappuccino discussions relating to Buddhism and Psychology (or any other topic) all ‘Buddhist Psychos’ are invited to meet, caffeinate and trade ideas on Friday 12th August, at Ariyasom Villa, Sukhumvit Soi 1. (map below) Friday 12th is a … Continue reading →

This month’s forum at the World Buddhist University will be led by Australian monk Dhammadarsa Bhikkhu. WBU Forum At the WFB hq, Suk 24 12:00 – 1:30 pm Sunday September 11th Topic: Noble Ethics. Theravada Buddhists, believe a Stream Enterer has perfect morality … Continue reading →

Ven Dhammadasa (who many of you will be familiar with) will be leading this month’s talk at the WFB Sunday August 7th Topic: Vipassanaa in the Early Pali Suttas – a different view WFB hq, Suk.24 (behind Benchasiri Park) 2:00 – 5:00 … Continue reading →

On the theme of ‘Dance of Emptiness’ here is a nice talk on TED by Hollywood actress Thandie Newton. She talks about losing the sense of self when dancing or acting. This emptiness is what Art is all about. You … Continue reading →

Dhamma talks with Bhikkhuni Ani Zamba A Talk by Ani Zamba last November received elated reviews from 60+ people who attended – so we were swift to invite her back again. Don’t miss the chance to meet this remarkable Bhikkhuni … Continue reading →

Dhamma Talk with Bhikkhuni Ani Zamba at the Siam Society, Tuesday 16th August: For Directions see: http://www.siam-society.org/about/contact.html Click the image for the PDF announcement

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Baan Aree have forwarded some scant information for this month’s Dhamma Talk with a Thai monk in English as follows: English Dharmma Talk at Baan Aree The first Saturday of every month Saturday 6th August , 2011, 09.30  – 11.30 … Continue reading →

    On Friday 15th Jule  we celebrate Asalaha Puja (Asalha Puja) – one of the biggest Buddhist holidays. It commemorates the day that the Buddha first “set forth the wheel of Dhamma”. Or in layman’s terms, when he first … Continue reading →

On Saturday our ‘Buddhist Psycho’ cappucino club meets, starting a discussion on The Little Prince, the world’s sixth best selling book ever. It’s a great little book, and a spiritual classic. The author takes us on a tour of the … Continue reading →