Thailand Activities - Meditation

Thailand Meditation   

Meditation, amidst a very modern environment, finds its niche to every Thai’s way of life.  As it has been believed that through this, one can find his or her path to the true enlightenment by having a mindset that there is, indeed, suffering, causes of suffering, end of suffering, and finally the path to the end of suffering, which is the main core of Buddhism teaching. 

In meditation, nowadays, one doesn’t need or even be interested to become a Buddhist in order to reap the benefits of this stress relieving techniques.  The basic principle of meditation entails a very good mindset that is being practiced in one’s daily life.  Concentration is the key to peace and calmness regardless of where the meditation is performed. 

Buddhism meditation, to be more specific, has two main branches which are Samatha, for calmness and concentration; and Vipassana, for mindfulness or insight. 

Samatha considers a lot of ancient techniques and some dates even before the founding of Buddhism.  This includes mindfulness with breathing; mantra or words meditation to help mind focus; or kasinas, where a mediator uses other objects such as crystal ball and candle flame to direct concentration to. Meanwhile, Vipassana considers insights which include an awareness that of your own body movements such as basic as breathing, walking, to one’s feeling and state of mind.  This technique entails more of a person’s introspection of his or her being that are usually done on a remote and peaceful venue.

International Buddhist Meditation Center, World Fellowship of Buddhist, Wat Mahathat, House of Dhamma (for Vipassana) Insight Mediatation Center are among the most popular place where meditation activities are being held.  These are found on these destinations: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Surat Thani, and Ubon Ratchathani.

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Wat Kow Tahm
Wat Kow Tahm (Mountain Cave Monastery) International Meditation Center attracts an ever increasing number of people from all over the world interested in studying and practicing the methods, techniques and tools of mental development taught by Rosemary & Steve Weissman; the resident teachers since 1988.


Sirimangalo
This site is dedicated to Phra Tepsiddhajaan (Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo). It is not meant to be Ajaan Tong's official home page - it is my gift to him, in the hopes that more foreign meditators will hereby have the chance that I have had to study the Buddha's teaching on Satipatthana Vipassana under his direct guidance.


The Middle Way Meditation Village
Thailand is a rapidly evolving country making large strides in Technology and infrastructure. Koh Tao has managed to embrace these changes while still offering breathtaking diving and retaining its natural beauty.


The House of Dhamma
The House of Dhamma is a meditation centre in the north of Bangkok. The shrine room is a sacred space where groups have been meditating together for almost thirty years. Here you can find individual or small group instruction in Insight Meditation, Metta Meditation, Reiki and Magnified Healing workshops, amongst others.


Monk Chat
We, MCU Buddhist University welcome you all to visit our warm programme "Monk Chat". You would get to know about monks' lives, Thai Culture, Buddhism as a whole, or just about the weather. We also provide you with Meditation Retreat Programme in which you are welcomed to participate.