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Ajahn Brahmavamso to speak at Temple Trees
View(s):Ajahn Brahmavamso, the popular Buddhist teacher to a growing international audience eager to learn techniques of meditation, will speak at the Prime Minister’s auditorium at Temple Trees on November 6 and 7, the Ajahn Brahm Society – Sri Lanka branch announced this week.
Born in London as Peter Betts, Ajahn Brahmavamso graduated from Cambridge University after obtaining a scholarship to study theoretical physics. He joined the Buddhist Society at Cambridge and after a short stint at teaching, was ordained as a monk in Thailand’s Wat Saket in 1974.
He practised meditation in Thailand under forest traditions and later moved to Australia.
According to a statement issued by the Ajahn Brahm Society – Sri Lanka, Ajahn Brahmavamso will speak on Nov. 6 from 5 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. and on Nov. 7 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be free seating on a first come first served basis.
Those interested in participating can obtain their passes by calling the society’s helpline 0777-666-886 or emailing abs.sl.events@gmail.com to reserve a pass. The society adds that those attending will require identification.
From 2006, Ajahn Brahmavamso spearheads the Jhana Grove Meditation Centre, a world renowned meditation retreat.
