Bhante Rahula's November 2013 Visit to British Columbia
Birken Forest Monastery
We are pleased to announce that Bhante Yogavacara Rahula, a senior monk in the Theravada forest tradition, will be visiting British Columbia in November 2013 and will be leading public events and retreats in Vancouver, Kelowna as well as a ten-day meditation retreat at Birken. A schedule of events follows below. To view this information on our website, please visit: http://birken.ca/Yogavacara_Rahula_Nov2013
“Meditation – The Body/Mind Connection”
Bhante Yogavacara Rahula's Events in British Columbia
November 2–23, 2013 – Vancouver, Kelowna & Birken Forest Monastery
About Bhante Yogavacara Rahula:
Yogavacara Rahula was born in Southern California in 1948. He grew up
during the hippie revolution and entered the U.S. Army for three years
in 1967, spending ten months in Vietnam. In 1972 he began a long odyssey
starting in Scandinavia which took him half way around the world to
India and Nepal. This was characterized by staying 'stoned' on hashish
much of the time with numerous trips on LSD. In Nepal he encountered his
first spiritual teachers, Tibetan Lamas, at a month long meditation
course, by the end of which he was converted more or less to being a
Buddhist or at least an earnest seeker after Truth. His search brought
him south to Sri Lanka where he eventually got ordained as a Buddhist
monk in 1975. Prior to ordination he had studied Yoga with Swami
Gitananda in Pondicherry, South India for six months. He remained in Sri
Lanka off and on until 1986 when he returned to the U.S.A. to visit his
parents and to help spread the Dharma. In 1987 he joined Bhante H.
Gunaratana to help build up the Bhavana Society Forest Monastery in West
Virginia, USA. In 2009 he left the Bhavana Society to travel and teach
in different centers around the world. Bhante Rahula has written four
books: an autobiography entitled, One Night’s Shelter; The Way to Peace & Happiness, a comprehensive study of the Buddha’s Teaching; Breaking Through the Self-Delusion, a small booklet on vipassana meditation; Meditation--The Body/Mind Connection and Traversing the Great Himalaya, a photo documentary of a spiritual pilgrimage in the Himalaya.
Saturday, Nov 2: Afternoon Public Talk at UBC Asian Centre Auditorium
Location: UBC Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall, Vancouver
Time: 2:30 – 4:30pm
Sunday, Nov 3: Day Retreat at UBC Asian Centre Auditorium
Location: UBC Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall, Vancouver
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm*
*See detailed schedule at: http://birken.ca/Yogavacara_Rahula_Nov2013
No advance registration or fee required for events in Vancouver. Donations welcome.
Contact: tkan...@shaw.ca
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Birken Forest Monastery: November 8-17, 2013
Ten-Day Meditation Retreat at Birken Forest Monastery (registration now open!)
Theme: "Mindfulness Meditation with Yoga"
For more information and details on how to register, please see:
http://birken.ca/scheduled_retreats
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Kelowna: November 22-23, 2013
Friday, Nov 22: Evening Public Talk at Kelowna Yoga House
Location: 1272 St. Paul St., Kelowna
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Saturday, Nov 23: Day Retreat at Kelowna Yoga House
Location: 1272 St. Paul St., Kelowna
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm* (see day retreat schedule above)
*You are invited to bring a contribution to the pot-luck lunch for the monk and other participants.
No advance registration or fee required for events in Kelowna. Donations welcome.
Contact: laurie...@shaw.ca
With metta wishes,
Birken Forest Monastery ('Sitavana')
medi...@birken.ca | http://birken.ca