Events

All are welcomed to a Dhamma Session (in English) with Bhante Kumara. There will be Meditation Guidance, Talk & Discussion. ...

The people with associate with can make us or break us. How do we differentiate between the wise and the fools among our midst? Let’s see what the Buddha advised on the Chapter of the Wise, verses 76 to 79. ...

Do drop in during Sun@BGF to listen to the wisdom that Ajahn Brahmali has to share about "Who Do You Think You Are?" ...

Dates:Sutta Retreat I – 15-17th Feb 2020 (Sat-Mon)Meditation Retreat - ...

Dates: Sutta Retreat I – 15-17th Feb 2020 (Sat-Mon) Meditation Retreat - ...

Date: 29th Feb 2020, SaturdayTime: 9.00 am to 6.00 pmVenue: ...

🧐Do you feel lost in your life? 😔Do you feel overwhelmed in living the expectations of others? 🤔Do you frequently wonder 'What is real happiness?' Come join Bhante Kumara - our spiritual cultivation teacher, and Max Lee - entrepreneur and motivational speaker, on "The Road to Real Happiness 🛣" ...

Join us with a talk from Bhikku Venerable Assaji from the UK about Happiness, Peace and Harmony with Human Relations. ...

All human beings want to live in harmony but yet they are beset with conflict. Conflict exists even during the time of the Buddha, the most famous being the quarrel that divided the monks of Kosambi along with their lay followers into two hostile camps whose mutual animosity was so strong that they even rejected the Buddha’s efforts to intercede. Eventually, the Buddha taught the reluctant monks to develop love and harmony, reminding them of the state of peace that they sought. In this program, besides the focus on the Kosambiya Sutta, MN 48 and Araṇavibhanga Sutta, MN 139, we will also explore other related suttas in the Pāli Nikāyas where the topic of harmony and disputes are also mentioned. Overall, in all these suttas, the Buddha spoke about how to be more peaceful through cultivating a wholesome character that involves discipline, a measured speech, patience rather than anger, and consideration for others. ...

In a book entitled Why Buddhism is True, Robert Wright leads readers on a journey through psychology, philosophy, and a great many silent retreats to show how and why meditation can serve as the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age. Combining evolutionary psychology with cutting-edge neuroscience to defend the radical claims at the heart of Buddhist philosophy, it will persuade you not just that Buddhism is true—which is to say, a way out of our delusion—but that it can ultimately save us from ourselves, as individuals. ...