Sutta Discussion and Alms-round (Piṇḍapāta) at Burwood

Leader: Ven. Pasanna (In Person)

Third Sunday of the month - Sun 17 May, 21 June | 11.20-3.00pm AET

Alms-round (Piṇḍapāta), with Ven. Pasanna and Bhante Sujato

Meet at at 11.20am at Burwood Park (picnic)

Sutta Discussion, led by Ven. Pasanna - 1.30pm-3pm at Concord (address to be emailed to registered attendees closer to the date)

Please e-mail contact@mettacentre.com to register.

Cost: Free

Ven. Pasanna and Bhante Sujato walk for alms-food in Burwood on the third Sunday of every month. Come and offer them some food in Burwood Park and join for a shared picnic lunch.

Almsround is a tradition that dates back to the time of the Buddha. Piṇḍapāta is not begging. The monastics simply walk or stand silently and receive what is offered.

After our shared lunch, we will reconvene at Concord for a sutta reading and discussion led by Ven. Pasanna.

The suttas (Pali for "discourses") are the primary texts, consisting of records of teachings or conversations by the Buddha or his disciples. The suttas are a trove of wisdom, and cover a wide range of topics, including meditation, ethics, family life, the nature of understanding, and the path to peace.

We typically explore one sutta each month, reading the text together and having a discussion.

About the Teacher: Venerable Pasanna uses they/them pronouns. They are a fully ordained Buddhist monastic and alms mendicant in the Australian Forest Tradition. They took novice ordination in 2019 and full ordination in 2021 at Dhammasara Monastery with Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Hāsapanna as preceptors.

Their passion for the early Buddhist texts is at the core of their practice. They help to co-ordinate and facilitate events for Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist community, and are a member of the management team on the SuttaCentral discussion forum. They were born in Amsterdam. grew up predominantly in Adelaide, Australia and currently reside at Khemāloka Vihāra, a residence of Santi Forest Monastery in NSW, Australia