Viveka Bhikkhu

Viveka is a Buddhist monk who teaches mindfulness practice and compassionate living. He began exploring meditation in the early 90’s, attended his first retreat in 2002, and was ordained with Sayadaw U Tejaniya in 2013. Over a 20-year period, he was fortunate to train with various well-respected lay teachers in the West and Buddhist masters in Asia. Five years ago, he began offering meditation retreats, weekly sessions, and facilitating Insight Dialogue events internationally. He currently lives in Eastern Canada.

Please offer Bhante dana with this Paypal link. It’s under the name of Bhante’s kappiya (a lay person who supports monks), Alain Madore.

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Upcoming Programs by Viveka Bhikkhu

Thursday/ Jeudi: Groupe de Pratique du Dialogue Conscient

Also With Adriana Orellana de Rickebusch, Alex Castanheira, Brent Beresford, Sandrine Rauter, Stéphane Benoist and Marieke Duijvestijn

Open Dates
Notre intention est de former une communauté autour de la pratique du dialogue conscient, dédiée au chemin d'une vie remplie de douceur et de sagesse, en relation avec les autres et avec le monde dont nous faisons partie.

Friday, last of month: Liberation with spiritual friends in the daily life

Open Dates

and Cindy Lafontaine and Catarina Mak Come practice with spiritual friends, allowing for the Dhamma to come alive, supporting the conditions for freedom to unfold in the here and now. Together, we explore how the Dhamma illuminates our daily experiences—whether in our work, family relationships, or community interactions. In this space, we bring awareness to […]

Cultivation of Mindfulness for Joy, Compassion and Wisdom

Also With Nolitha Tsengiwe

December 11 - 16, 2026
Compassion asks what can I do to ease this pain?  What will be kind to do? What would happen if we give ourselves time, empty time for life to happen? As a plant needs time and space to grow/blossom, so do we, as we are nature.

Awakening Through Human Relationality 透過人際關係覺醒

Also With Riët Aarsse

December 19 - 25, 2026

We are relational beings. However, our experience of being relational might often be fragmented into limited perceptions of “you” and “I”, where “you” = “not me”. How would it be to release this and other causes of relational suffering through direct experience? What if human relationality could become a path for awakening? Insight Dialogue brings […]