Sanathavihari Bhikkhu
Bhante 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 10 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. Bhante is also a certified facilitator in Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents (MBSAT) and Mindfulness in Recovery (MIR).
Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in North Hollywood, California.
Spanish website: casadebhavana.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sanathaviharibhikkhu
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SanathavihariLosAngeles
A Theravadan monk explains how Buddhist mindfulness and clinical therapeutic mindfulness are complimentary — but not the same
Buddhist Living, Dharma, Theravada
By Sanathavihari Bhikkhu (Bio at bottom of feature.) Sanathavihari Bhikkhu As a Buddhist monk, I have some misgivings about the way in which mindfulness is understood and used today. My biggest concern is the misunderstanding of mindfulness, which ...