SPECIAL EVENT: The Four Establishments of Mindfulness

Presenter: Venerable Dhammadipa (in person)

Monday 6 March | 7-8.30pm AEDT

Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below)

Cost: By Donation

Metta Centre is so delighted to invite Venerable Dhammadipa to offer teachings before he leaves Sydney. Venerable Dhammadipa will give teachings on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness: their Origins and Development in the Buddhist Teachings.

According to the Metta Sutta, Loving Kindness should be seen as a mindfulness practice. In this talk with Bhante Dhammadipa we will explore some of the background of the cultivation of the Four Establishments of Mindfulness, especially as they developed in the Northern Schools, based on the Transcendental Wisdom Sutras, especially Kumarajiva’s translation of the Prajnaparamita Śastra by Nagarjuna.

About the Speaker: Bhante Dhammadipa (www.dhammadipa.cz) was born in Czech Republic, where he studied Chinese literature and philosophy. He later pursued his studies in Jerusalem, Berlin and Paris, before enrolling at the Nalanda University in India to study Sanskrit and Buddhist philosophy. He then lived in Japan, Sri Lanka and Burma, studying and practising as a Buddhist monk under renowned contemporary masters of Buddhism. One of his principal teachers was the Burmese meditation master Pa Auk Sayadaw, who recognised him as his first Western disciples qualified to teach meditation. Today, he is one of the foremost teachers of śamatha meditation. He has taught the Dharma extensively, in both theory and practice, and led students in meditation retreats in Europe, North and South America, India, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.

Hybrid event: Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session with the speaker in person at the Metta Centre (Bankstown). You are welcome to join the session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905