Mindful Monday with Bhante Joe

Speaker: Bhante Joe Atulo (online)

Dates: First Monday of each month on 2 Mar, 6 Apr, 4 May, 1 June, 6 July, 3 Aug, 7 Sept

Time: 7.00-8.30pm AET*

Location: Online via Zoom (see link below)

Cost: Free

*Daylight Savings note: Beginning 5 April, the end of Daylight Savings Time change in Sydney may impact when you join. Please adjust accordingly.

Bhante Joe will be leading a steady, once-a-month practice space, open to anyone who would like to meditate—with guidance on both theory and practice rooted in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, and time for questions at the end.

The session will include:

• short chanting
• guided meditation
• dhamma talk (theory + practical guidance)
• Q&A / group discussion - An opportunity to clear up practice questions and help you keep moving forward between sessions

There's also the option to continue the discussion in between sessions on the Dhamma-Vinaya Patipada Discord server. Join here: https://discord.gg/7AQT74sKQj

About the teacher: Venerable Bhante Joe was born in 1983, in London, Ontario, and was initially interested in business and computers. A spiritual vocation seemed extremely unlikely. However, in high school, he was given a book as a joke, which contained teachings from an assortment of religions. Browsing through it, he came to a description of the Four Noble Truths, and was converted. In high school and university, Bhante attended the Toronto Zen Buddhist Temple. He eventually moved in and started training part-time to become a priest. In 2006, he took up full-time training at the temple. However, an attraction to Theravada Buddhism pulled him towards the Thai Forest Tradition. He attended a day-long retreat with Ajahn Viradhammo in 2007. At the retreat, he learned about the newly-established Tisaraṇa Buddhist Monastery. He found his way to Tisaraṇa and was ordained as an anagārika in 2008. In 2010, Bhante Joe was ordained as a bhikkhu with Ajahn Viradhammo as his preceptor. Bhante trained at Tisaraṇa until 2015, with one year in Thailand. In 2015, his teacher released him from dependence. He spent six months at a monastery in California and before returning to Toronto, Canada between 2016 and 2019. In Toronto, he associated with the Toronto Mahavihara and the West End Buddhist Temple. In November 2019, he moved to Sri Lanka, where he currently resides. More info can be found here.

Join online by clicking on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905

Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011