Welcome to Episodes 39-40 of the Vibe with Venerables series, where we talk “live” to Buddhist masters together. Full listing of all Vibe with Venerables episodes here.
Meditation for Lay People is a two-part online Vibe with Venerables series where Bhante Aggacitta shows how meditation can fit real lay life. In Session 1, he explores what the Buddha recommended for lay disciples and how that applies today, while Session 2 offers a guided, practical way to cultivate the four Satipaṭṭhānas through open mindfulness.
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Two Sessions: Meditation for Lay People
Session 1 of 2: Meditations for Lay Buddhists Then and Now
The talk will discuss the meditations for lay disciples recommended by the Buddha as recorded in the suttas in comparison to what is being taught and practised nowadays. It will explore practical and efficacious meditations for the laity in our modern society.
🇺🇸 April 17, 530pm US Pacific | 830pm US Eastern
🌏 April 18, 130am London | 830am Singapore | 1030am Sydney
Session 2 of 2: A Guided Practical Approach on Satipaṭṭhānas via open mindfulness
The 4 Satipaṭṭhānas that the Buddha encouraged his monks to teach their friends and relatives were simple and doable for lay people. This guided session will show one simple approach of how the 4 Satipaṭṭhānas can be developed through the practice of open mindfulness.
🇺🇸 April 24, 530pm US Pacific | 830pm US Eastern
🌏 April 25, 130am London | 830am Singapore | 1030am Sydney
[About Bhante Aggacitta below]
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About the Teacher
Bhante Aggacitta
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Āyasmā Aggacitta is a Malaysian bhikkhu ordained at the age of 25 by Bhaddanta Mahasi Sayadaw in Rangoon in 1979. He trained under Sayadaws U Paṇḍita, U Tissara (Yankin Forest Monastery), U Āciṇṇa (Pa Auk) and U Tejaniya (Shwe Oo Min).
Besides practising meditation, he studied advanced Pāli grammar under Sayadaw U Dhammananda at Wat Tamaoh, Thailand, and the Pāli Tipiṭaka in Myanmar, researching on its interpretation and practice until his return to Malaysia at the end of 1994.
After a four-year solitary meditation retreat in Sarawak, he returned to West Malaysia in 1998 and since then has been investigating popular interpretations and practices of Buddhism in the light of the Pāli scriptures, real life experiences and contemporary research findings. Using a critical yet constructive approach, he shares his findings with others to bring them closer to practical reality via his writings, sutta study with meditation workshops, meditation retreats and mindful hiking retreats.
In 2000, he founded Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (SBS) near Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
In 2012, Āyasmā Aggacitta Mahāthera was invited by the Theravāda Buddhist Council of Malaysia to be one of the founding members of its Monastic Advisory Panel.
Bio source: https://sasanarakkha.org/2018/08/30/aggacitta/
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Useful Links from Bhante Aggacitta for this teaching series
Bhante Aggacitta with Meng on Meng & Friends on “Meditation for Lay People”
Guided Cittānupassanā Meditation 1
Guided Cittānupassanā Meditation 2.2
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