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bhante yogavacara rahula bhante yogavacara rahula born in southern california as scott duprez in 1948 became a buddhist monk in 1975 at gothama thapovanaya kalupaluwawa sri lanka lived at the bhavana society west virginia usa from 1986 until 2010 now now residing teaching at the lion of wisdom meditation center near damascus md pages videos my books articles chanting dhamma talks travel teaching schedule monday december 1 2025 bhante rahula travels to india and sri lanka in january 2026 hi friends bhante rahula will lead a year end retreat at the lion of wisdom meditation center near damascus maryland from december 26th 2025 through january 1st 2026 following that bhante rahula will be going to india from january 7th february 1st and sri lanka from february 1st through february 17th on february 118th he will return to the lion of wisdom center near damascus maryland posted by bhanterahula at 7 04 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday february 8 2025 teaching schedule in 2025 please click the travel and teaching page for bhante rahul s teaching schedule in 2025 august 29 to september 1st labor day weekend retreat at the lion of wisdom meditation center november 27th to 30th thanksgiving retreat at low please e mail us at info lionwisdom org for more details posted by bhanterahula at 10 28 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday march 1 2024 trip to brazil 2024 landing in the megalopolis of sao paulo on february 7th i flew to sao paulo brazil to start a 17 day teaching trip i was invited by the casa de dharma buddhist center to lead a five day meditation retreat on the theme of the four foundations of mindfulness the casa de dharma meditation center had been hosting bhante h gunaratana myself and ven uganda buddharakkhita since 2004 to lead their annual carnival retreats they have all three of our photos on the wall in the library of the center located in the heart of sao paulo surrounded by tall skyscrapers the retreat was held in a catholic nuns retreat center an hour and a half drive outside of the very large city there were 54 participants after the retreat i gave a post retreat dhamma talk to some of the retreatants at the casa de dharma city center i was then invited for a two day r r period at a nice house on the coast south of sao paulo i then made a five hour car journey with two members of the casa de dharma to the small city of san lorenco to visit the suddhavari forest monastery it is a branch monastery of the ajahn chan forest sangha tradition the abbot is a brazilian monk named ajahn mudito who i had met when i had visited thailand in 2006 the suddhavari monastery is spread out over some low hills verdant green hills about five outside of san lorenco i spent a relaxing time at the monastery and gave a dhamma talk one night that was translated into portuguese by ajahn mudito after returning to sao paulo i gave a final dhamma talk at the casa de dharma and the next day flew back to washington and lion of wisdom meditation center the following photos sum it up my breakfast view in the library room from left bhante u buddharakkhita bhante h gunaratana bhante y rahula meditation hall at the retreat center note the figure at left watching over us dining hall group photo from retreat house where i stayed two days my bedroom was on the third floor at left nice sunrise from bedroom balcony food and coconuts panorama of the suddhavari monastery new temple on the left recently completed temple temple roof under the cloudy full moon main shrine inside the temple the kuti where i stayed lower center with pillars on porch nice meditation seat on my kuti porch with morning fog yellow parakeet in tree in front of my kuti wild turkeys my breakfast table with a view ajahn mudito and two resident monks having breakfast returning from lunch at a restaurant in the town of san lorenco with dhamma friends on a walk in the water park return flight approaching dulles airport in the early morning may all beings be well peaceful and wise posted by bhanterahula at 5 51 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday december 25 2023 bhante rahula and all the residents at the lion of wisdom meditation center wish you a mindful and prosperous new year in 2024 portions of our year end retreat will be available for participation live over zoom here is the schedule for the zoom broadcasts thursday dec 28th through sunday dec 31st each day 2 4 30 pm dhamma talk and meditation sat dec 30th through monday jan 1st each day 9 11 am instructions and meditation sunday dec 31st 8 0 pm midnight q and a special evening chanting meditation yoga to greet the new year 2024 join these programs https zoom us j 173871996 passcode metta here is a link to the lyrics and song buddhamas carol or ode to the vipassana yogi this song was composed by bhante yogavacara rahula for you mindful meditations over the holidays https themeditationcircle com archives 3282 please view the my books page to see the new updated versions of bhante y rahula s books one night s shelter and the masterful teachings of gotama buddha may all beings be well peaceful and wise posted by bhanterahula at 6 54 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday july 17 2023 long overdue update hi friends i am planning to try and keep this blog more up to date with my living and teaching here at the lion of wisdom meditation center near damascus maryland and the periodic travel and teaching outside of the lion of wisdom this will begin with uploading more recent photos from low here and from my recent return to teaching in germany i was in germany for three weeks from june 7th 27th with one week in berlin and two weeks near hamburg at the haus der stille retreat center during my week in berlin i stayed with my longtime sri lankan friend gitan and his german wife susan here are a few photos of the beautiful secluded bungalow on the outskirts of berlin where we spent the evenings and mornings enjoying the natural surroundings danish style bungalow near spandau quaint treehouse in the large yard typical german breakfast view from breakfast table my favorite german lunch juicy white asparagus potatoes scrambled eggs with tofu and salad served by susan in their apartment in charlottenburg i conducted a weekend yoga and meditation seminar as retreats are often called in germany in berlin at a new yoga center named school for yoga and prana this center was started by the senior student of asha and keshav rekai for those of you who know of them from many of my previous posts before 2017 keshav has since passed away and asha has unfortunately retired from teaching due to onset of dementia many of my prior friends students from berlin attended this program so it was a reunion of sorts while in berlin i visited the venerable buddhistisches haus in frohnau and met some old friends there for a reunion meditation photos with old friends from a small pre birthday celebration at a chinese restaurant outside of berlin from berlin i rode the train with gitan and susan to buchen 40 kilometers outside of hamburg to get ready for the annual 10 day vipassana with yoga meditation retreat at haus der stille that i had been conducting there since 1988 the last time i had given the course was in 2018 again many old students dhamma friends came to participate and to celebrate my 75th birthday on june 21st main house entrance resident swans in the adjacent ponds participants including ven sukhacitto who translated students singing happy birthday in english and german here are some newer photos at the lion of wisdom meditation center self retreat kutis bonfire meditating on the fire element mitta in the kitchen y all come for a visit posted by bhanterahula at 6 17 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom followers blog archive 2025 2 december 1 bhante rahula travels to india and sri lanka in ja february 1 2024 1 march 1 2023 2 december 1 july 1 2021 2 august 1 january 1 2020 3 july 1 april 2 2019 4 december 1 july 1 april 1 january 1 2018 4 december 1 october 1 july 1 march 1 2017 5 december 1 november 1 october 1 may 1 march 1 2016 5 december 1 november 1 july 1 june 1 march 1 2015 7 december 1 november 2 july 2 may 1 february 1 2014 7 december 1 october 2 september 1 july 1 april 1 february 1 2013 8 november 1 october 1 september 1 july 1 may 1 february 1 january 2 2012 13 december 1 october 1 september 1 august 1 july 1 june 1 may 1 march 2 february 3 january 1 2011 5 december 1 november 1 june 1 may 1 march 1 2010 9 december 3 october 4 september 2 bhante bhanterahula gaithersburg damascus maryland united states born as scott j duprez graduated from ramona high school in riverside california in 1966 u s army 1967 1970 now known as bhante yogavacara rahula living at the lion of wisdom meditation center near damascus maryland view my complete profile simple theme powered by blogger