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Monday Meditation
November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Monday Meditation
Teacher: Bhante Sanathavihari Bhikkhu (In person, Visiting from Los Angeles, USA)
Mondays 18 Nov | 7.00-8.30pm
Location: Hybrid – WSU Bankstown City Campus, Room 1.4.34, level 4 or Online via Zoom (link below)
Cost: Free
Learn to meditate with Bhante Sanathavihari, who will cover the basics of meditation. Attendees will learn different types of meditation through guided meditations, talks, and personal guidance. Find out how meditation helps reduce stress, develop focus and tranquillity in the mind, deal with difficult emotions and negative thinking, and bring greater clarity and joy to your life.
Learn: Bhante Sanathavihari will be sharing insights insights and responding to questions about meditation. From mindfulness and compassion to delving into cultural insights, each week you’ll cultivate deeper understanding to strengthen your practice..
Guided Meditation Sessions: Experience rejuvenating guided meditation sessions, offering stillness and relief from the hustle and bustle of student life. Discover for yourself, the power of mindfulness and inner peace.
Community bonding: Forge connections with fellow students and peers from diverse backgrounds and life paths. Together, we explore how ancient wisdom and modern perspectives can harmonise, cultivating personal growth and shared understanding.
No prior experience needed! Our Monday Meditation is open to everyone—students, faculty, and community members alike, regardless of your *spiritual background*. You are warmly invited to join our inclusive and welcoming community.
About the Teacher: Venerable Bhante Sanathavihari Bhikkhu is a Mexican-American Theravāda monk at the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, a Sri Lankan center. He is a student of the late Dr. Bhante Punnaji, and the director of Casa De Bhavana – an outreach project to bring the Dhamma to the Spanish-speaking world. He is also the co-author of Buddhism in 10 Steps. He represents a new generation of Spanish-speaking monastics who are extensively employing digital communication methods and social media, which is turning out to be extremely effective for spreading the Dharma in Spanish. Bhante is a U.S. Air Force veteran and served in the army for 9 years. After three deployments to Afghanistan, he was ordained as a novice in the Theravada tradition, at the age of 30, in the lineage of the Amarapura Nikaya monastic fraternity. In 2015, he received higher ordination at the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center of the Maharagama Bhikkhu Training Center (Maharagama Dharmayathanaya) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Today, Bhante Sanathavihari is the leader of Casa de Bhavana, a Theravada organization devoted to spreading the Dharma and promoting the practice of meditation. Bhante Sanathavihari has a B.A. in Religion, and is a Mindfulness researcher at Mount St. Mary University, Los Angeles, and a Graduate Student in Counseling Psychology at Mount St. Mary University. More info can be found here.