The public talks

Ajahn Brahm in Toronto, November 6--8, 2012. The public talks

Ajahn Braham will be in Toronto from November 6-8, 2012. He will be giving a series of public talks at three different venues as given below. All are welcome to attend and no prior registration is necessary.  Please note that the space will be limited at these venues.

November 6th, 2012

06.00 - 07.00 P.M: at Halton Peel Buddhist Cultural Society, 3133 Cawthra Road

Mississauga, ON L5A 2X4

Phone:    (905) 891-8412  [New Temporary Contact Number: 905 566 9741]

E-mail:    info@westendbuddhist.com

Topic: Samatha and Vipassana meditation practices: Are these two different methods or two aspects of the same technique?

November 7th, 2012

07.00 - 08.00 P.M: Talk at the University of Toronto, William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks St., Toronto, M5S 5C7. Organized by New College, University of Toronto: Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program. This talk is sponsored by Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies.

Topic: Buddhism and science

November 8th, 2012

07.00 - 08.00 P.M: Public talk at theToronto Mahavihara,

4698 Kingston Road

Scarborough, Ontario

M1E 2P9, Canada

Telephone : (416)208-9276

E-Mail : torontomahavihara@rogers.com

Topic: "The Right View": What is it and how can we get there?

Please Note:

There will be a brief book-signing event after each session.

We regret to inform you that we cannot arrange any private meetings or house danes (offering of meals) out side the schedule above. Your understanding is greatly appreciated. All talks are free of charge.

A book signing event

A brief book signing event will be held after each public talk.  These two books are available for sale.

Registration is now closed.

We regret to in form you that the registration for the meditation retreat is now closed due to the limited availability of the places.  However we are now preparing a wait-list incase some people decide to cancel their registration.  Please do not hesitate to send your information if you wish to be added to the wait-list. We will re-confirm all the final participants who have registered up to now in early October. We will let you know if a place becomes available as soon as possible.  You are most welcome to attend the public talks. Prior registration is not necessary for these talks.

Registration information for the meditation retreat

The registration for the three day meditation retreat will begin on the 1st of August at 9 a.m.  Please send an e-mail to  info@westendbuddhist.com indicating the following:


1. The name(s) of the participant(s)
2. The number of participants (if applicable) 
3. The contact phone number 
4. The e-mail address
5. The dates of participation (All three days/November 6th/November 7th/November 8th)


Thank you for your patience.


Halton Peel Buddhist Cultural Society 

The Toronto Mahavihara...

The public talk will be held in this meditation hall at the Toronto Mahavihara on the 8th of November at 7 P.M.

Ajahn Brahm in Toronto, November 2012: Preliminary Program

November 6th, 2012
09.00 - 09.45 A.M: Instructions on meditation

09.45 - 10.00 A.M: Questions on meditation

10.00 - 11.00 A.M: Sitting meditation

11.00 - 12.00 P.M: Lunch

12.00 - 05.00 P.M: Rest/walking meditation/sitting meditation/tea

05.00 - 06.00 P.M: Interviews

06.00 - 07.00 P.M: Dhamma Talk and Q&A

November 7th, 2012 

09.00 - 09.45 A.M: Instructions on meditation

09.45 - 10.00 A.M: Questions on meditation

10.00 - 11.00 A.M: Sitting meditation

11.00 - 12.00 P.M: Lunch

12.00 - 05.00 P.M: Rest/walking meditation/sitting meditation/tea

07.00 - 08.00 P.M: Talk at the University of Toronto

Topic: "Buddhism and Science" Organized by New College, University of Toronto: Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program (Venue -TBA). This talk is sponsored by Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies.

November 8th, 2012

09.00 - 09.45 A.M: Instructions on meditation

09.45 - 10.00 A.M: Questions on meditation

10.00 - 11.00 A.M: Sitting meditation

11.00 - 12.00 P.M: Lunch

12.00 - 04.00 P.M: Rest/walking meditation/sitting meditation /tea

04.00 - 05.00 P.M: Q&A (no interviews, all such questions may be answered in this Q&A session)

07.00 - 08.00 P.M: Public talk at theToronto Mahavihara

Please Note:

We regret  to inform you that we cannot arrange any private meetings or house danes (offering of meals) out side the schedule above as Ajahn Brahm needs to rest after his long flight fron Perth. Toronto is literally on the other side of the globe from Perth so we have to make sure that Ajahn has enough time to rest as he is expected to have much jet lag. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

Poster...

Meditation Hall...

A view of the meditation hall at the West End Buddhist Cultural Center where we are planning to hold retreat. Lunch and tea will be served to the yogis by the devotees of the temple free of charge in the basement area.

Meditation Retreat: "Mindfulness bliss and beyond in three days"

The theme of the three day meditation is based on this Ajahn Brhram's book. The registration will start in early August, 2012. We will post a link on this blog to the registration site.

Breaking news: Ajahn Brahm will be in Toronto in November 2012

We have some great news to all Ajahn Brahm fans and his followers.  Ajahn Brahm will pay a brief visit to Toronto as a "detour" from his trip to Las Vagus, USA, in November, 2012.  The organizers of the 2008 visit have decided to do a three day meditation retreat in Mississauga and a public talk in Toronto.  The name of the retreat is called "Mindfulness, bliss and beyond in three days." Although it is a short workshop we feel many meditators both beginners and advanced alike will greatly benefit from it.  The retreat will be held at the new West End Buddhist Cultural Center from Novemver 6th- 8th, 2012. The Public talk will be held at Toronto Mahavihara on November the 8th.  The details about the program will be posted here soon. Please stay tuned.

e-mails

My deepest gratitude and eternal blessings to you for inviting me to witness Ajahn Brahm, which was a turning point in my life. He is indeed out of this world. I must confess that it was the first time in 12 years, since my father passed away, that I feel that I no longer have to carry around the self placed guilt over this untimely death.

Thank you Piyal.

Take good care of yourself and looking forward to seeing you soon.

Best wishes,
R.

Comments from Face Book

Gregory sent you a message.

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Re: Ajahn Brahm

Hi again, Piyal. 

Thank-you for information. That website was very helpful for many, including myself. The Ajahn Brahm events were perfectly planned and conducted. I think I saw you at the Ontario Science Centre. The gentleman in your profile picture looks like someone I met at the Toronto Mahavihara. Ajahn Brahm has inspired many. I got a copy signed for my mother. What a wonderful series you helped organize. Thank you very much for your effort and dedication. =)

Theruwan Saranai. =)Sherosha Raj (University of Toronto) wrote

at 11:36pm on June 28th, 2008

A HUGE Thank you to the organizers who inviting Ajahn Brahm to Toronto. I met him for the first time and it has been an honour to meet such a friendly and wise Dhamma teacher who has inspired me more than any other to meditate. 
May he attain Nibbana ASAP!

Arijit Das (Montreal, QC) wrote
at 9:56pm on June 28th, 2008

I have attended both of his talk and Teacher Brahm was simply amazing. I Wished I could have stayed longer and attend all of his talks during the visit, unfortunately, I had to get back to Montreal. Ajahn Brahm was great, my wish of hearing him in person just came true, its so much different from listening from youtube or podcast. Brahm's talk, thoughts and wisdom had touched every audience's heart. Piyal , other organizers and volunteers did an amazing job, I personally and sincerely thank them for having Ajahn Brahm in Toronto.

Kevin McGinley wrote
at 10:36pm on June 27th, 2008

So far the Toronto trip has been wonderful. Last night Ajahn gave a great teaching at the Science Centre on the Secret to Happiness. He followed up tonight with a talk on the Power of the Mind. His enthusiam and energy is inspiring. We are so lucky to have him visit Toronto.