Los Angeles Sanathavihari Bhikkhu is a Mexican-American Theravāda monk at the Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, a Sri Lankan center. He is a student of the late Dr.  Bhante Punnaji, and the director of Casa De Bhavana – an outreach project to bring the Dhamma to the Spanish-speaking world. He is also the co-author of Buddhism in Ten Steps. Bhante is a U.S. Air Force veteran, has a B.A. in Religion, and is a Mindfulness researcher at Mount St. Mary University, Los Angeles, and a Graduate Student in Counseling Psychology at Mount St. Mary University.

Visit Bhante Sanathavihari on the web and social media:

www.casadebhavana.com 

https://www.facebook.com/sanathaviharibhikkhu  

https://www.instagram.com/casadebhavana/

Or on YouTube:

Youtube channel (English)

Youtube channel (Spanish)

And check out Bhante's Spanish-language introduction to Buddhism:

Buddhismo en 10 Pasos: Una introducción práctica y sencilla al buddhismo para principiantes (Spanish Edition)

TODAY’S HOST

LAMA KARMA YESHE CHÖDRÖN is a scholar, teacher, and translator of Tibetan Buddhism at Rigpe Dorje Institute at Pullahari Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal and co-founder of Prajna Fire. Their work is featured in Tricycle Magazine, Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Guide, and Lion's Roar Dharma en Espanol.

In addition to Opening Dharma Access, Lama Yeshe co-hosts Prajna Sparks, a podcast for listening to, contemplating, and meditating on the Buddhadharma.

Hear more about Lama Yeshe as ODA co-hosts Rev. Liên Shutt and Kaira Jewel Lingo interview them about their Dharma experiences as a practitioner and teacher of color.

Lama Yeshe also shares with ODA this guided practice of tonglen and sacred creativity.

Join the Prajna Fire global community and follow Lama Yeshe on Instagram @karmayeshechodron to learn more about their Dharma offerings.

May all beings benefit!