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Ajahn Ñāṇadassano - summer course in Červeněves 2024
Ajahn Ñāṇadassano (Nyanadassano) is of Czech origin, grew up with a Russian father in Latvia. In the fall of 1999, he came to Amaravati (in Great Britain) with the intention of becoming a monk. Sign up in the article for meditations with Ajahn Ñāṇadassano in Červeněvsi
Meditation retreat with Michael Luetchford
We would like to invite you to a meditation retreat (sesshin), which will be held on November 25-27. 2022 in the Buddhist center on Mala Skála. The weekend retreat (retreat, sesshin) is focused on the intensive practice of Zen meditation in sitting (zazen), walking (kinhin) and simple daily…
New Year’s course 1/27/2022 – 1/1/2023
We cordially invite you to the New Year’s meditation course, led by the Lithuanian nun Ayya Piyadassī in Tuněchodský Mlýn. Ayya Piyadassī is a Lithuanian nun practicing Dhamma since 2007. After attending a center with the teachings of the Buddha through vipassana retreats in the Goen tradition,…
Summer meditation with Buddhist monk Wimala Thero, Samudra Theera Maha Vihara, Sri Lanka from 23/09 to 25/09/2022 at Dibbavana Center
We cordially invite you to the summer meditation, which traditionally takes place at the beginning of autumn in the form of a meditation stay in a retreat in a calm and relaxed atmosphere. The stay is suitable for both beginners and more advanced people.
Full Moon Poya Puja and meditation at the Lotus center Prague on Saturday, September 10, 2022 from 6:00 p.m.
Dear friends, we would like to invite you in to the Lotus center Prague, where a ceremonial Buddhist puja (mass) will be held in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism and meditation – led by Buddhist monk Wimala Thero, Sammudra Theera Vihara, Sri Lanka.
New Book Release: Inquisitive Mindfulness – A Guide to Insight Meditation (Vipassana) for Everyday Life – Sayadaw U Tejaniya
The manual of vipassana, or perspective meditation for everyday life, contains thirty-one meditations for every day and shows us in short chapters exactly how to build our daily meditation practice so that it steadily develops relaxation, freshness, joy, peace, wisdom and awakening. Author Sayadaw…
A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk visits the Shanta Vana center
In July 2022, the Sri Lankan monk Venerable Nyanakusala (in Sinhala transliteration Gnanakusala) will reside on Shanta Vana. If you would like to visit the center during this period, it is possible to talk to the Venerable about Dhamma practice or monastic life in Sri Lanka.
Accommodation for Ukrainians in the Buddhist center
We offer emergency accommodation for refugees from Ukraine in the Buddhist Centre of Forest Peace (Shanta Vana) in Bohemian Paradise. Accommodation is suitable for people who tend to Buddhism or a similar spiritual direction and like peace and solitude, as the centre is very secluded and located in…
Belligerent ruler
Venerable Ratthapála was one of the important disciples of the Buddha, who is, among other things, the main actor of the Ratthapála-sutta, the canonical text of Theravada Buddhism. The text (sutta) describes in particular Ratthapála’s visit to his parents in his hometown and ends with a…