WINTER 2022

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WINTER 2022 SPECIAL EVENT  — DHARMA TALK  & MEDITATION SERIES
SUNDAYS IN NOVEMBER ONLY

La Pachanga Galería Event Space
Calle 71 536A (between 70 and 72), Centro, 97000 Mérida
https://goo.gl/maps/ucmhPFoDwbpwrh8s9​
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Live Q&A-based Dharma Talks
and
Lightly Guided ​Buddhist Meditation (On-request)

​​with the Buddhist Anagārika Pasannacitta​
(a.k.a. ​Anagārika Michael Turner)
Anagarika Michael Merida Mexico Buddhist Teacher and Mediation Group Leader
Anagārika Passanacitta
¡Sit with an advanced pre-monastic Asian-American Buddhist!
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I am currently in Mérida, Mexico offering practical and applied Buddhist teachings via live in-person Q&A-based dharma talks for local Buddhist practitioners and mindfulness enthusiasts who are interested in wanting to connect and learn.

These live group meetings are less about the advanced Buddhist instruction that I am known for and more about getting in-touch with your inner Buddha Nature, cultivating a stable mindfulness meditation practice, and meeting other local Buddhists, mindfulness practitioners, compassion enthusiasts, meditators, and spiritually-inclined people in the Yucatán region who are interesting in having interesting discussions.

Please browse the rest of my website for more information on who I am, what I teach, and how I can help you learn how to let go of the things that cause you discontentment and overcome the habits and views that get in the way of your peace-of-mind and happiness.
Group Dharma Talk & Meditation Instruction
  • Where: La Pachanga Galería Event Space
    C. 71 536A (between 70 and 72), Centro, 97000 Mérida
    https://goo.gl/maps/ucmhPFoDwbpwrh8s9​
  • ​When: Every Sunday in November at 3:00 p.m. CT
    • Please plan to arrive ten minutes early in order to locate the space, and, to find a comfortable place, settle in, and establish your presence before we begin.
  • Format: a live Q&A-based Dharma talk with weekly themes to answer questions about Buddhism, meditation, awakening, dealing with stress, working with conflict, mindful use of technology, weaving compassion into our lives, cultivating patience, et cetera (which on-request will be followed by a lightly-guided silent meditation).
  • Duration of the formal session: about 90 minutes.
  • Meditation techniques taught: primarily samatha, ānāpānasati, and satipaṭṭhāna with an emphasis on mindfulness of breathing/mindfulness of body; and perhaps some light mettā meditation from time to time — if and when we meditate together, with eyes-closed and seated in-silence, you are welcome to meditate using any technique you wish.
  • Important note: there are no cushions, or mats presently offered at this venue
    ​(but there are chairs!)
    • ​Please bring what you need (e.g., meditation cushions/pillows/mats, water, etc) for a comfortable seated learning experience.
  • ​Donation: 250 pesos per person (or more) to help support my pro bono teaching program — my student community and I would sincerely be most grateful.​
  • ​​Please donate in cash, or via PayPal/Zelle® when you arrive.​​
About the Buddhist Teacher
  • I am a full-time pre-monastic Buddhist anagārika, which means that I am a renunciate who has given up almost all worldly possessions and responsibilities so that I may dedicate the balance of my time to the study, practice, and teaching of the Dhamma.​
    • It may be easier to think of me as a Buddhist "Priest."
  • ​​I have been a Buddhist philosopher, scholar, and practitioner for nearly 30 years and I am an advanced Buddhist sīla and enlightenment teacher who focuses on the practical application of Buddhism in our every day lives; and, I am also an applied-Buddhism counsellor and spiritual life coach — ​please see this page to learn much more about who I am and what I teach.
  • I am a Buddhist ariya-puggala, which means I have attained confirmed path-fruition (spiritual awakening) and entered the path of Buddhist enlightenment toward nibbāna.
  • Fun fact!  I mostly eat plant-based whole foods, avoiding added salt, oil, and sugars.

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