Exciting news for all Buddhists in Poland and around the world!

Ajahn Brahm is coming to Poland!

Don't miss your chance to meet Ajahn Brahm, a world-renowned Buddhist teacher celebrated for his wit, wisdom, and down-to-earth approach to the Dhamma. He will be the keynote speaker at the 13th Global Conference on Buddhism, taking place in Poland in November 2026.

This is a historic opportunity to meet Ajahn Brahm in person, as well as many world-renowned monks and nuns, and to experience the depth of the Dhamma teachings conveyed during the conference.

We have divided this event into TWO PARTS:

FIRST PART

On Friday evening, November 6th, 2026, we will organize a "Meeting with Brahm," during which Ajahn Brahm, author of bestselling books such as "Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties", "Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook", and "The Art of Disappearing," will lead a special meditation and Dhamma talk for us. This will be a unique opportunity to be with our teacher, who inspires millions of people around the world, helping them find inner peace and happiness.  

SECOND PART

On Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8th, 2026, the XIII Global Conference on Buddhism will take place in Poland. It will be attended by numerous guests from Poland and abroad, with a diverse and distinguished group of international speakers, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist, highlighting the significant role that Buddhism is beginning to play in Poland nowadays. The conference's topic will be:

Fake or real Buddhism? You decide!

What awaits you at the XIII Global Conference on Buddhism?

Inspiring lectures by Ajahn Brahm and speakers from around the world: Immerse yourself in the wisdom of the Dhamma conveyed in a clear and understandable way.

Meditation practices led by Ajahn Brahm: Experience deep relaxation and a quiet mind.

Meetings and conversations: A unique chance to ask questions and have personal contact with teachers.

Exchange of experiences with practicing Buddhists from around the world: Make new acquaintances and deepen your practice.

Two days filled with lectures and discussions by our invited speakers, both monks, nuns, and laypeople. The panel topics will be widely discussed in line with the main idea of the conference.

You can actively influence the course of the conference! There will be many world-renowned speakers, famous monks and nuns, and lay specialists who will discuss what you would like to know. If you want your suggestion or issue to be discussed at the conference, write to the organizers and tell them what topic interests you the most. More information on how you can suggest your topic at the conference on the dedicated website https://en.buddha2026.org/.

Why should you attend?

- A unique opportunity to meet Ajahn Brahm live in Poland! Don't miss this historic visit!

- Inspiration and motivation for further practice: Refresh your perspective on Buddhism and find new sources of inspiration.

- Community and exchange of experiences: Join a group of practitioners from around the world.

- Expand your knowledge of Buddhism: You will learn much more about theory and practice during panel discussions.

Remember the date!

November 2026 – Poland – XIII Global Buddhist Conference with the participation of Ajahn Brahm.

Further information will be available on our website!

Follow our website https://en.buddha2026.org/ and the social media of the "Theravada" foundation and the Sasana.pl website to stay up to date with the latest information about the conference, program, and registration. Email: [email protected]

Join us and experience the power of the Dhamma with Ajahn Brahm!

The "Theravada" Foundation, which has been promoting the teachings of early Buddhism and Theravada in Poland for years, is pleased to invite all those interested to a meeting like never before in Poland! Ajahn Brahm and the BSWA have agreed to organize the XIII Global Conference on Buddhism in our country. This is a recurring conference dedicated to broadly understood Buddhism in the world, exceptionally taking place in Europe for the first time.

The funds raised on 4fund.com will cover the cost of renting the conference venue and airplane tickets for all members of the Buddhist monastic order and lay speakers, as well as all accommodation and catering costs for special guests. Therefore, we ask all those who want to help us realize this conference in Poland to support us with a donation. Any financial assistance will be very valuable. The Foundation is a non-profit organization and does not charge any fees for participation in the conference, so we have decided on an innovative solution. EVERYONE who makes a donation on the zrzutka.pl/4fund.com portal will have the right to participate in the conference. We will accept any donation, big or small; what matters to us is the intention. If you want to participate in the conference, support us, and we will send you an email asking if you want to receive an INVITATION from us, and if you confirm, we will send it to you in PDF format.

Conference Organizers

This conference is organized by the "Theravada" Foundation. We are under the patronage of the BSWA (Buddhist Society of Western Australia) and the monastic community (monks and nuns) associated with Ajahn Brahm's Australian Sangha.

The "Theravada" Foundation

The statutory goals of the "Theravada" Foundation are primarily to promote knowledge of Theravada Buddhism, but also to protect health and promote a healthy lifestyle by popularizing meditation and relaxation techniques that reduce stress and improve physical and mental well-being. The Foundation promotes original meditation methods derived from the Pali Canon, which guarantees a comprehensive and proven methodology. This also ensures the reliability and authenticity of the Buddha's teachings. The Foundation pursues its goals through:

- Running a YouTube channel called SasanaPL, where various videos about the Dhamma (the Buddha's teachings) and Buddhist meditation from the Theravada tradition are published. Most of these videos are teachings by Buddhist monks translated into Polish with Polish voice-over. The channel has approximately 150,000 subscribers, over 750 published videos, and well over 37 million views. https://www.youtube.com/sasanapl

- Thanks to the support of donors, the Foundation prints and sends paper books free of charge to anyone who orders them online (the total number of copies published is approximately 100,000). Most of the titles are translations of well-known and respected authors writing about the Dhamma and Buddhist meditation from the Theravada tradition. They are also distributed at events related to the Theravada Foundation and in local groups. Books can also be downloaded in digital form and free paper versions can be ordered at: Dhamma.pl.

- Establishing and supporting local meditation groups that practice in accordance with the Theravada Buddhist tradition in various locations throughout Poland. Theravada groups exist in, among other cities: Bielsko-Biała, Olsztyn, Łódź, Gdańsk, Gliwice, Kraków, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław. More at: Sangha.pl.

- Organizing and supporting stationary and online events where Buddhist monks, nuns, or advanced lay practitioners teach. These are both so-called meditation retreats, which usually last several days, and several-hour meetings in urban centers. More about events at: Sangha.pl.

- Publishing knowledge in the form of articles, dictionary entries, and other texts, including those concerning practical advice on meditation within the Theravada tradition on the website: Sasana.pl.

- Currently, work is underway on a project to build the first Theravada tradition meditation center in Poland.

BSWA (Buddhist Society of Western Australia)

Ajahn Brahm's popularity in Poland, most likely initiated by translations and voice-overs on the SasanaPL YouTube channel, eventually led to increasingly close cooperation with the Australian Sangha of monks and nuns, which resulted in a project to establish a monastery in Poland. In 2024, a proposal was made for Poland to host the thirteenth global Buddhist conference. This will be the first time a European country, namely Poland, has been selected as the conference location.

Ajahn Brahm (full Pali name Brahmavamso, born Peter Betts) born on August 7, 1951, in London – Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Western Australia. Ordained as a monk in Bangkok at the age of twenty-three by the abbot of Wat Saket Temple, he studied and practiced in the Forest Tradition for nine years under Ajahn Chah.

The Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BSWA) invited Ajahn Brahm to come to Perth. In the hills of Serpentine, south of Perth, Bodhinyana Monastery was established (since 1983), which became the first strictly Buddhist monastery in the Southern Hemisphere and where the largest community of Buddhist monks in Australia resides today.

Ajahn Brahm also played a significant role in the creation of the Dhammasara Nuns' Monastery in Gidgegannup. On October 22, 2009, Ajahn Brahm conducted an ordination ceremony at his Bodhinyana Monastery, in which he helped ordain four women. Currently, Dhammasara, a nuns' monastery, situated several dozen kilometers from the men's monastery Bodhinyana, is home to many nuns, with even more aspiring to ordination.

Thanks to cooperation with the Australian Sangha, we want to replicate the success of the monasteries, both Bodhinyana and Dhammasara, as well as the Jhana Grove Meditation Centre, which is located near the men's monastery. More information about the BSWA can be found on their website: https://bswa.org/

Get Involved in Organizing

We need your help! Help us by actively participating in the organizational work!

Volunteering

During the conference and the "meeting with Ajahn Brahm," we will need the help of many volunteers!

We anticipate several thousand attendees, so we will need people to assist guests and conference participants with communication, distributing refreshments, helping monks and nuns, ensuring safety, and the smooth running of the event. Those who volunteer will undergo a quick verification and receive guidelines, and will also be able to participate in online organizers meetings before the conference.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to be close to the speakers during the conference, assist them, and will also receive free lunches provided by us for our special guests. Gratitude from the organizers and improving your "karma" are also part of the compensation for your help.

If you would like to participate in the conference as a volunteer, please make a donation on zrzutka.pl/4fund.com and after receiving your conference invitation, email us to inquire about volunteering: [email protected]

We will send you a short qualification questionnaire.

Conference Topics

If you would like to help us choose the appropriate topics to be discussed during the conference, here are a few steps to do so:

Think of a topic that interests you most, something you have always wanted to ask a monk or nun. Write down this question, concisely, in a few words. Remember that the topic should be consistent with the main theme of the conference. Below are a few examples for inspiration: "What exactly is Nibbāna and why do we need it?", "AI technology vs. Buddhist monasticism – what is the purpose of the Sangha of monks and nuns?", "Early Buddhism vs. Theravada – what is the true message of the Buddha?", "What is jhāna, is it necessary, and how to achieve it?", "Reaching the Buddhist goal – do we have a choice between a pleasant and a painful path?".

Once you have come up with one topic and believe it is the most important in your opinion, email us and clearly state your question/topic for discussion at the conference in the email body. EVERYONE can send us a question proposal; you do not have to be a donor to do so. Send us an email to: [email protected]

Our team will review your proposals. We reserve the right to select your best suggestions. We will announce our selection here and on our social media channels in due course.

Thank you for your help! May this conference make the Dhamma, the Buddha's teachings, even better known and practiced in Poland, so that we can ultimately free ourselves from suffering and experience, even in this life, some of the happiness associated with liberation. May all beings be happy, may they be well, may they be peaceful, may they be equanimous, may they be liberated! Sādhu, sādhu, sādhu!

Everyone can support us financially by making a donation on zrzutka.pl/4fund.com or directly to the "Theravada" Foundation's bank account. However, if a donor supporting us on zrzutka.pl/4fund.com wishes to receive an invitation to the "meeting with Ajahn Brahm" or the conference, they can expect an email from us. In the email, we will ask whether the donor who made a donation on zrzutka.pl/4fund.com wants to receive an entry ticket to the "meeting with Ajahn Brahm," or the XIII Global Buddhist Conference, or perhaps both events. If the donor confirms their desire to receive an invitation, they will be informed that they have been added to the list of participants and will receive a digital confirmation in PDF format, and will be asked to confirm their participation 6 months before the conference.

If you want to participate in the conference:

1.Make a donation of any amount for the XIII Global Buddhist Conference on the website https://4fund.com/wdnezn

2.Receive an email from us asking if you want to receive an invitation – reply whether you want to be only at the "Meeting with Ajahn Brahm," or at the conference, or at both events.

3.You will receive an invitation from us in a PDF file – we send emails every 10th day of the month, we ask you for your patience. 

4.About 6 months before the conference, we will send an email asking for confirmation of participation in the conference. 

5.Come to the conference :)