Samadhi Buddhist Meditation Center

 

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.

 

May you be well, happy and peaceful!

Yours in Dhamma,

 

Venerable Bhikkhuni Sudarshana Peliyagoda

 

Abbess & President,

Samadhi Buddhist Meditation Center (SBMC)

5908 67th Avenue, Pinellas Park, FL 33781

 



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