932 Mett St. NE, Olympia, WA 98516, Phone: 360-350-0897
THERAVADA IN OLYMPIA
English-speaking group meets at Buddhangkura
DECEMBER 19 TALK CANCELLED
BOOK STUDY INSTEAD
Ajahn Fa Thai is sick, and will be unable to come.
MONTHLY SCHEDULE FOR WINTER, 2019-2020:
WALKING THE PATH BOOK STUDY
1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 PM
If you missed the first session, come anyway to other sessions.
We’ll read “The Contemplative’s Craft,” and discuss how we can put the Buddha’s teachings into practice in our daily lives. How can we walk the path? Free books are still available; a PDF is at Abhayagiri.org.
SILENT MEDITATION
2nd and 4th Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 PM
Suitable for meditators who have a method already, and know they can sit for an hour. During the hour, you are welcome to stretch or stand up quietly. There will be no official break. Sometimes the monks join us.
Please be on time to all meditations, talks, and book study so you don’t disturb others.
Meditation for lay people took off in Burma/Myanmar, then spread to Thailand, and in the 1970’s, came here to America. Southeast Asia is at the heart of meditation. Theravada in Olympia bases its methods on the Buddha’s instructions in the suttas. His way lead him to enlightenment.
Cushions and chairs available. No registration is required for any meditation, talk, chanting, or retreat.
All meditations/talks are free. Books are free, too! Donations are welcome.
