I will be in Thailand in 3 months and would like to spend 6-
8 weeks learning how to meditate. If anyone has had any
experiences or could recommend any places to me, I would
appreciate it. Thanks!
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Suan Mokh near Surat Thani is good
Check your guide book for more info.
Wat Suan Mohk (mentioned above) has meditation courses of
varying length that are offered to non-Thais (in English).
there also, there is a counterpart in Chiang Mai (it's
described in the LP guide). Both places are highly
structured in their training and the courses are more a
matter of days or weeks than months. Both places get good
reviews from thai and non-Thai friends.
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There are several wats (temples) which offer less
structured mediatation programs. The best known is Wat
Mahathat in Bangkok, which is near the Grand Palace and
hoem to one of the Buddhist universities. They usually have
someone who can provide basic instruction in English,
follow-up questions, and have a space that's available for
medictation (Section 5 is the building where this occurs).
This where I learned vipasana medictation. The staff can
tell you about medictation groups that meet in the BKK
area. the best known is run by a couple (I think it's a
British wife and Thai husband) in the Northern suburbs of
BKK.
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Another place that's rather open-ended is Wat Nanachat in
Ubon Rachathani province. This is an "international" wat
("Nanachat" means "international") and they prefer that you
have some past medictation experience, as they don't
provide structured courses. The setting is very nice---less
rustic than the usual wat and in one the few "jungle"
environments I've seen in Thailand that really seemed like
jungle. They want people to correspond by mail--the address
is in the LP guide.
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Joe Cummings, who wrote the LP guide, also wrote a guide to
medictation centers in Thiland (now fairly out of date),
which could give you additional info. www.amazon.com may
have it or know how to order it. It's usually available
from teh DK book athat's near soi 12 on Sukhumwit.
Why not come to beautiful Myanmar instead? We have many
meditation centres, even for foreigners, in Yangon, or in
spectacular Sagaing.
there is a buddhist web site that list monastries and meditation centers across asia,the site can be found at www.buddhanet.net .it is a very extensive site that lists just about everything you need to know about buddhism