Dear
Friends,
We at
Samadhi cordially invite to attend the following
events conducted by
Bhante Upananda,
Abbot &
Chief Meditation Instructor,
Ehipassiko
Buddhist Center (EBC), Calgary, Canada,
&
Resident Dharma
Teacher,
Samadhi Buddhist
Meditation Center (SBMC), Pinellas Park, FL,
USA,
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Meditation and
Talk: Fri., July 18, 2008, 06.00pm-8.00pm
Full-day Retreat:
Sun., July 20, 2008, 09.00am-3.000pm
Meditation and
Talk: Fri., July 25, 2008: 06.00pm-08.00pm
Full-day Retreat:
Sat., July 26, 2008: 09.00am-03.00pm
(Full-day retreats
are of limited seating capacity. Please, register early.
Free vegetarian lunch provided)
All events are at
at SBMC, 5908 67th Avenue, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
(click
for
map).
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Also, Bhante will
be teaching the Dharma and conduct a meditation sitting
at our fellow Buddhist group, Middle Way Buddhist
Association on Saturday, July 19, 2008. For info please,
visit http://www.mwbuddhist.org
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Bhante's
Profile:
The
Reverend Upananda T Dedunupitiye, or simply Bhante
Upananda, has been a Buddhist monk for 26 years.
Currently he is Abbot of Ehipassiko Buddhist Centre,
Calgary, Canada, and Senior Resident Buddhist Minister
(SRBM) at Samadhi Buddhist Meditation Center, Pinellas
Park, Florida.
Bhante Upananda has
extensive mission experience from Sri Lanka, Singapore,
USA and Canada as a meditation instructor, Dharma teacher
and guidance counselor. Formerly a lecturer in Pali and
Buddhist Studies at the University of Kelaniya, Sri
Lanka, and at Ren Ci University College, Singapore, he
earned his BA and MA in Pali & Buddhist Studies, and
Certificate in Drug Addiction Counseling. As a Guidance
Counselor, he has extensive experience in the areas of
Juvenile & Family Counseling, Counseling for Law
Enforcement Personnel, Counseling for Drug Addicts, and
Prison Counseling.
In North America he
is one of the senior Insight (Vipassana) Meditation
Instructors.
He is proficient in
English, Sinhalese, Pali and Sanskrit.
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We gratefully accept
donations for the maintenance of Samadhi and its
sponsorship of Dharma teachers.
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For
information about the above and ongoing programs at
Samadhi, please, contact sbmcflorida@gmail.com
or 727-744-4377.
