Sati Bhavana and Kindfulness Practice for Health and Wellness

Join us for an evening dharma talk and practice on Tuesday, October 29th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM PDT with Dr. Bhante Saranapala.  This event will be hybrid; both In-Person and Online.   A Zoom link will be posted prior to the event on the Zoom Links page.

Teacher Bio

Dr. Bhante Saranapala, a.k.a. Urban Buddhist Monk in Toronto, Canada, has been spreading kindfulness, mindfulness, and Vipassana meditation across Canada/United States for over two decades. 

Known as the “Urban Buddhist Monk”, an appropriate nomenclature for a Buddhist Monk for modern times, Reverend Dr. Bhante Saranapala has been acclaimed as a consummate teacher of meditation by a growing number of seekers of spiritual and healthy life and peace of mind in North America and Europe who admire his simple and all-embracing approach in transmitting the universal message of love, kindness, compassion, understanding, and wisdom. 

Bhante has brought the ancient teachings of wellness techniques forward, but with a contemporary way of helping us better understand the teachings of the “Awakened Ones” from a western application. Dr. Bhante Saranapala’s deep knowledge of meditations and neuroscience have him captivating audiences all over.

Dr. Bhante Saranapala is the author of Are You Kindful? 

He is the recipient of:

• the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms from the Government of Canada
• “Canada 150 Medal and Sesquicentennial Community Award” from the Government of Canada
• Spirit Award from the Government of Ontario
• 2024 Dr. Ambedkar Peace Award

Born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dr. Bhante Saranapala received both his monastic and secular education in Sri Lanka, which is rooted in the Theravada tradition. He then made his way to Canada to further his studies (master’s and doctoral studies at the University of Toronto and McMaster University) and soon addressed his mind to the noble task of spreading in the West his own tested approach to mindfulness and insight meditation. Settling down in the City of Mississauga-Toronto West, he has been a monk in residence at the monastic fraternity of the West End Buddhist Temple and Meditation Centre for the past 30 years. In September 2019, Venerable Dr. Bhante Saranapala was appointed as the World Civility Ambassador by the iChange Nations for his extraordinary kindfulness works around the world. Currently, Dr. Bhante serves the Toronto Police Service as the Buddhist Chaplain.

Questions

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Registration and Donation

Registration is not needed for this event. The suggested event donation is $5, plus teacher dana. (Dana is a term for generosity, or freely offered giving.)  Please use your best efforts to pay the suggested donation or another heartfelt amount. All are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

Dana for SIMS can be offered online at https://seattleinsight.org/donate or in person on Monday nights.

Dana for Dr. Bhante Saranapala can be offered at https://www.urbanbuddhistmonk.org/donate.

We are grateful to Sarana International Buddhist Center for sponsoring this event.  Dana for SIBC can be made at sibc-tukwila.org.