| Theravada Buddhist Community of Vancouver
Our meditation practice and study is guided by our spiritual advisor Ajahn Sona at the Birken Forest Monastery.
The contact person is Brian Ruhe 604-738-8475.
For contact info for the seven Theravada temples in the city, click on 'About Us.'
How to Meditate
Meditation means “directing the mind.” It is a practice of mental purification to free the mind of psychic irritants in order to achieve serenity and insight | LATEST UPDATES SUMMER 2010 COURSE SCHEDULE now available BRIAN RUHE has a NEW BOOK!: A SHORT WALK ON AN ANCIENT PATH - A Buddhist Exploration of Meditation, Karma and Rebirth. The subtitle is what it's about. For details and ordering information go to the 'News' tab above. To DONATE or VOLUNTEER please go to 'About Us'. Video on Karma and Rebirth by Brian Ruhe
This was recorded during the fifth class of the Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation course in adult Education at the Vancouver School Board, November 2008.
The video can also be seen in YouTube in 8 parts. What is Theravada Buddhism?
This is the oldest, most original and least changed form of Buddhism and today it is the tradition most grounded in the actual word of the Buddha. The Four Noble Truths
Suffering, the cause of suffering, the end of suffering (nirvana), and the eightfold path to the end of suffering. The Buddha
Prince Siddhartha Gotama became the “Enlightened One” — the Buddha — in the 5th century BC in India, and was the founder of Buddhism, establishing others on the path to enlightenment. |
