| Luang Por Piak to Visit Australia 26th February to 11th March 26th – 28th February Melbourne, VIC Saturday 1st March Visit Dhammacakka Forest Monastery in Gatton, QLD Dhamma Talk 6 – 8 pm Queensland Burmese Buddhist Association 159 Bagnall St. Ellen Grove QLD Friday 7th March Wat Buddha Dhamma Meal Time 10 am Dhamma Talk 7 pm Saturday 8th March Wat Buddha Dhamma Meal Time 10 am Q & A 7 pm Sunday 9th March Wat Buddha Dhamma Meal Time 10 am Dhamma Talk 7 pm Monday 10th March Meal Time 10 am Travel to Sydney Tuesday 11th March Leave for Thailand The above schedule is subject to last minute changes depending on LP Piak’s health and energy. Please plan to arrive by 9:30 am for dana at 10. Any queries, please call the office at 0409-389-887 or email: wbdoffice@gmail.com. |
| About the Teacher: Luang Por (Venerable father) Piak is one of Thailand’s most respected teachers of Dhamma and meditation. Born in 1948, Luang Por Piak’s given name is Prasobchai but he was nicknamed ‘Piak’. As a child and young man Luang Por Piak did not have much interest in religion or meditation. It was when he was studying for his Masters in New York that Luang Por Piak began to develop an interest about the mind. The first time Piak began to develop an interest in his own mind was during the years in New York. On the subway, for example, while heading to work, he would find his mind naturally observing and converging on his breath. There he found both pleasure and peace. He also noticed that he was able to wake up in the morning at whatever time he wished simply by mentally determining the time the night before. Even if he’d spent most of the night at a party, he’d still wake up exactly at the predetermined time. These experiences made him curious about how the mind worked and led on to an interest in meditation. Venerable Piak then received full bhikkhu ordination from Luang Por Chah on July 3rd 1976, just before the beginning of the rains retreat that year. In 1981, when Venerable Piak had been ordained for five years, a piece of property was offered outside of Bangkok for a branch monastery. Luang Por Chah asked Venerable Piak to live there as the Abbot. It was unusual for a monk to be asked to take on so much responsibility at such a young age, but Venerable Piak had had quick progress in his Dhamma practice and was also native to that region. Initially surrounded by rice fields as far as one could see, within ten years his small monastery had been completely engulfed by Bangkok’s urban sprawl. Noise, heat and pollution notwithstanding, Luang Por Piak has remained a refuge of peace and soothing coolness within the heart of Thailand’s largest city. Although he never completed his masters degree, he quickly came to be recognized as one of the most respected masters of our time. Pictures of Luang Por’s Visit in 2024 Pictures of LP Piak’s visit in 2017 Pictures of LP Piak’s Visit in 2016 |