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Ajahn Brahm: The Ease of Being or The Art of Collecting Eggs.
Australian Humor at Pagoda Phat Hue.
Ajahn Brahms’ visit at the Pagoda Phat Hue was a true Highlight 2008. “It was just awesome!” This way many of the international participants summarized the days with Ajahn Brahm. More than half of them i.e. came from Scottland, France, the Netherlands, the Tschech Republic and even from Mexico. Rarely ever, so much laughter was heard during dharma talks as in the last 4 days. The abbot of the Bhodinyana-Monastery in Perth, West-Australia, uniquely understands how to present the dharma with humor and depth for Westerners.
AJAHN BRAHM ARRIVES!
The Pagoda is a flurry of activity as the Venerable Ajahn Brahm arrives. Please join in the excitement with our daily updates, photos, and videos of the entire Ajahn Brahm visit.
Don’t miss Ajahn Brahm LIVESTREAM, Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm (2pm EST).
Ceremony for Karmic Liberation
A greatly anticipated traditional ceremony for the dissolution of karmic entanglement occurred yesterday at Pagoda Phat Hue. Over 200 participating visitors packed into the richly decorated Buddha Hall - at least half of the visitors were Western Buddhists. All attendees were very lucky to participate in the recitations and receive blessings. › Continue reading
Venerable Dhammadipa
Teachings
Today after the morning ceremony Venerable Dhammadipa bid farewell to the Phat Hue Sangha.
Ven. Dhammadipa’s stay of 3 weeks in Pagoda Phat Hue in Frankfurt was nothing short of inspirational. The Sangha was led in a series of intensive classes on the Abhidhamma by the scholar and meditation master from Pa Auk Forest Monastery in Burma. The workings of mind, karma, and nirvana were explained in the intricate web of conditional arisings and cessations based on the ancient Buddhist system of experiential understanding. › Continue reading
Ullambana 2008
Today began with last night.
The Phat Hue Sangha and community friends began setting up chairs and benches, tables and stands, a dozen small and one gigantic white tent. Monks and nuns decorated the upstairs for the 30 ordained guests to come and set up the downstairs for the thousands of expected community members. The Buddha Hall was heavily furnished with fragrant blooms and golden fabric, the work reached climax at around midnight. › Continue reading
Monks on TV!
Equipped with Buddha statues and bamboo stalks, the monks and nuns of Pagoda Phat Hue journeyed into the heart of Frankfurt am Main city to participate in the annual Frankfurt Open-House Fest. The Main river was lined with performers, musicians, and tents that held everything from bars to artworks. One tent amongst the lot belonged to Open Channel, the local free television station. › Continue reading
Get To The Point NYC
While teaching seminars in America this June, Venerable Thich Thien Son stopped by the Tibet House in New York City to give the first of a series of public talks. Zen students from Hartford to Philadelphia shared the night with a mixed handful of local New Yorkers to hear the Venerable Abbot explain the teachings of the Buddha.
Aimed specifically to combat the problems of stress and busyness, this talk proved exceptionally helpful to those city practitioners who cannot find the space and time needed to truly quiet their rampant minds.
Along with real life examples and heartwarming stories this is Thich Thiens Son’s only recorded Dharma in English. You are all welcome to listen and enjoy a piece of this special evening.
Ven. Thich Thien Son @ the Tibet House (New York) - mp3
Thich Nhat Hanh Talks
We have recently added two of Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh’s Dharma talks to our website. Please keep an eye out for new Dharma talks under our Buddhism tab. To read a more personal account of our visit to Plum village check our Plum Village Bolg under the Blog tab. For video’s, audio or more pictures check our our Multimedia section.
Vesak (Ost Park)
June 14, 2008
Many different Buddhist groups from the Frankfurt area collaborated to make this year’s Vesak (Ost Park) celebration a success. During the last Vesak (Ost Park) the celebrations, talks, and performances were damped with cold rain showers. This year the sunshine prevailed in warding off the rain clouds.
Delightful Dharma
June 12, 2008 Video
The evening of Mantras with Ani Choying was delightful. It is a wonderful experience listening to such soothing melodies and to know that it is the sounds of mantra (mind protection) that you are hearing. Ani Choying began the night with a special Avolokiteshvara mantra and ended with whole audience participation in the singing of Om Mani Pad Me Om.
This visit to Germany Venerable Choying brought with her a new video of her Nunnery and life’s quest. This video showed in detail workings or her Nunnery “Arya Tara School” including the daily lives her 54 students. This video made clear Ani’s life work of “one more concert one more child.”