Ven Dr Buddharakkhita is an Irish native, BSc & PhD from University College Dublin with a Diploma in Buddhism from ITBMU Myanmar. He has enjoyed a successful engineering career in semiconductor chip fabrication. He has practised meditation extensively in lay life since childhood. He was first ordained in 2006 in the Theravada Forest Tradition with two decades of training with renowned meditation masters across a range of practices. He has more than 30 years of experience living, working and practising meditation in Europe, US, Asia and Australia. His teaching has been well received.
Emai Buddharakkhita on : knowtheheart@gmail.com
Knowing the heart talk on YouTube https://youtu.be/09SCzptegoE
Gratitude talk on YouTube https://youtu.be/oIohofxuIZc
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