Renowned meditation guru on five-day visit

The world renowned meditation teacher Ajahn Brahmavamso will deliver sermons on the Noble Eightfold Path and conduct guided meditation at several centres during a five-day stay in Sri Lanka later this month. The visit is sponsored by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA).

In addition to two programs in Colombo - one at Navarangahala on Sunday 25 January and the other at the BMICH on Wednesday, January 28, he will visit several monasteries in the outskirts of Colombo and in the outstations.

He starts his program on January 24 at Na-Uyana Monastery in Kurunegala when he will deliver a sermon on `The two types of Religion-Revealed and Realised' (Samma Ditti) from 8 - 10 in the morning.

The balance program is as follows:

January 24:

2.00-4.00 p.m.- At the Arts Theatre, Peradeniya University - Topic: `Actions speak louder than words' (Samma Kammanta)

January 25:

8.30-11.00 am - At Navarangahala Theatre, Royal College - Topic: `Mindfulness is more than you think' (Samma Sati) - 3.00-5.00 pm - At Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara - Topic: `The Kamma that leads to Liberation' (Samma Sankappa)

January 26:

9.00-11.00 a.m. - At Kalutara Bodhi - Topic: `Stillness is the way out of Samsara' (Samma Samadhi)

January 27:

8.30-10.30 a.m. - At Ellekanda Monastery, Matara - Topic: `If you can't improve on the Silence, keep quiet' (Samma Vaca)

January 28:

9.00-11.00 a.m. - At the BMICH (Talk and discussion in English only) - Topic: `The best effort is the effort to let go' (Samma Vayama)

3.00-6.00 p.m. - At Polgasowita Monastery, Piliyandala - Topic: `The best preparation for dying well is living well' (Samma Ajeeva)

All the Dhamma talks other than the one at the BMICH will be translated into Sinhala by Venerable Abhaya Thera, who was ordained by Ajahn Brahmavamso.