Traveling brought us to Vipassana Meditation retreat in Wat Ram Poeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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During our bike-touring trip through Thailand we decided to experience vipassana meditation. It turned out to be one of our best experiences we had during travelling!
Vipassana. Wat Ram Poeng.Part 1 . At the begining and People
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Wat Ram Poeng Evening Chanting - Novembre 2013
Pali Chanting in every 5.30PM in Wat Ram Poeng - Tambol Suthep - Chiang Mai - Thailand
Wat Ram Poeng, Chiang Mai, Jan 2011
GOING TO THE 10 DAY VIPASSANA MEDITATION IN CHIANG MAI
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Tomorrow I will start the 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is going to be hard, but I am sure it is also going to be very rewarding. I am excited and very curious what it will be like.
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Vipassana Meditation Course Experience in Chiang Mai, Thailand
In this video, I will share with you my Vipassana meditation experience at the International Buddhism Center at Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai. The place is suitable for beginners and advanced students and offers choices of 4,5,7,10,14 and 21-day courses.
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Wat Ram Poeng | 3 Months in a Meditation Centre
A little over 10 years ago, before I turned 20, I went and stayed in a meditation centre for 3 months. Here’s my story.
I was living in Paris and had gotten a flat with my then girlfriend. It was right after the summer of my high school graduation. I was about to start business school and was living the dream, up to this point. But being a young adult kinda sucks.
I did not realise that I actually had to study in a business school. I thought it was all going to be about partying and networking, which is part of the process as well, but students still needed to work pretty hard.
For the first time in my life, after having left the nest, I felt my only responsibilities were to show my presence 3-4 times a week at school and not coming home too drunk! Then I decided to stop going to school and stop talking to my girlfriend. Why not? If I am to be a fuckup, I might as well go all the way.
To keep the long story short, I got “depressed”. I started drinking more and when my parents found out, they “deported” me to a meditation centre. In fact, I actually made the choice to go there.
I was supposed to go to Burma now known as Myanmar but there was the ‘Saffron Revolution’ and I ended up in beautiful Chiangmai, Thailand. Most foreigners at the meditation center came for the first course of 10 days or the second “course” of 21 days. I stayed for 3 months and there were few who did.
Many men and women who came, gave up after a few days. My brother and mother went there last year and my sibling gave up after 3 days. Out of a group of ten people, 3 quit after a few days including my brother.
I don’t want you guys to think that people were getting tortured there although some of them might feel mentally tortured. It is an experience like no other and you don’t really know what to expect.
If you think you’re going to levitate and become enlightened after a few weeks, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. I remember seeing a guy almost running out of the meditation centre.
It was kind of odd and hilarious at the same time. For me it was probably one of the best things, if not the best thing I did in my life. Let me describe a little bit of the routine. The first 3 days we were “trained” by one of the monks in charge of newcomers.
These 3 days were grueling and so exhausting. I did not shower for 3 days. Yes, I was a dirty m*********. I had to get used to sleeping 6 hours a night on a hard bed and hearing this f**** bell waking me up at 4am everyday. And no solid food is allowed after 12.
Then you are introduced to the walking and sitting meditation. The practice is pretty “easy” and straightforward. You alternate between walking and sitting meditation.
Many of you may not be familiar with the walking meditation practice. To be honest, I am not a big fan of this practice but when you go on a retreat you need to do it because it is hard to stay on your ass for hours on end.
Walking meditation is the Pilates of the Buddhist monastic world. I won’t get into too many details but walking meditation is pretty much the same as sitting meditation. The only difference is that you have to focus on the movements of your legs and feet instead of the rising and falling of your stomach.
After the first 3 days, you’re pretty much on your own. You got your wings now and you can try to fly. You have to report to the head monk everyday except for the new moon and full moon days.
You wake up around 4 am. Meditate till breakfast at 6.30 then return to your room. That’s the time I would choose to take a shower then get back to meditation. A lot of foreigners would...
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Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Mother and daughters at Wat Ram Poeng, Chiangmai (3/5)
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I tried the Vipassana meditation in Chiang Mai, Thailand. However, I had different expectations of what it all was about so I only did 4 instead of 10 days.
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Wat Rampoeng ('wat = temple) is famous for its Vipassana meditation retreats. Here's what I was told when I enquired for a client: he only accepts experienced meditators who have no difficulty doing what they're told without questioning him, and are capable of sitting in a correct and comfortable meditation posture for as long as they're instructed.
If this interests your friend, tell him to read everything on our website and take it to heart. If he still wants to do it, have him call the supervising monk at (0)89-757-2326 and make an appointment for an interview. If the interview is satisfactory, 10-day meditation sessions start every month.
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Meditation Centers in Thailand - Chiang Mai
TEACHINGS :
The International Buddhist Center at Prathat Doi Suthep practices Satipatthana Vipassana (Insight Meditation in line with the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness) based on Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw’s teaching. ( Ajaan Tong ‘s teacher )
Sayadaw-U-Sasana
Students meet with a teacher (Ajaan Buddhasak : Current teacher) during a set window of time after lunch, on an individual basis, and are given individualised instruction based on their practice and progression. This meditation technique inherit from Ajaan Tong. Ajaan Tong is one of Thailand’s most famous meditation teachers. In the daily interviews meditators receive very helpful and clear instructions for practice. Practitioners practice in their own bungalows or in the meditation hall. All practitioners receive individual meditation instructions.
“If someone calls you a buffalo, just put your hand on your backside and see if you have a tail. If you don’t have a tail, you’re not a buffalo.”
During the retreat the four bases of mindfulness (observing body, feelings, mind, and mind objects) are practiced and all arising phenomena are noted mentally. Initially the rising and falling of the abdomen is the primary object of meditation during sitting, and the movement of the foot during walking. Each period of meditation begins with a mindful prostration. A period of walking meditation and a period of sitting follow. Beginners start with 10 minutes and increase gradually to an hour. Every day there is a Dhamma talk (5.30am ) and daily chanting (6 pm)
COURSES:
A beginners’ course is approximately three weeks. Since courses are individual no particular dates need to be observed. The retreat begins with an opening ceremony and ends with a closing ceremony. Persons who have already taken a course at the center can participate in 10-day courses. As the center at Doi Suthep is considered a training center, meditators are required to follow instructions as given and practice wholeheartedly. Meditators are asked to observe 8 precepts during their stay. ( Precepts for meditators )
Wat Ram Poeng. Ajan's 50th Birthday celebrations.
Chiang Mai, TH (Wat U Mong, Early Burning Season ?)
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Nearing the end of the year and they are already burning crops
the air quality index is 170 at range during this video.
Also I show you the night market (The Chiangmai Complex near the CMuniversity , Wat Umong, Wat Ram Poeng (A meditation center/temple).
Shong Cha: Kamphaeng Din Alley, Tambon Hai Ya, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 5010
Wat Ram Poeng (Tapotaram): 1 หมู่ 5 ถนนคัน ถนน คลองชลประทาน Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200
Wat Umong Suan Phutthatham: 135 หมู่ที่ 10 Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200
The Chiangmai Complex: 100/20 Huaykaew Rd, Tambon Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300
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Ven. Ajahn Tong Sirimangalo (Phradhammangalajahn) – Chanting
The Venerable Ajahn Tong Sirimangalo is the head vipassana meditation teacher of north Thailand and one of the most respected teachers in Thailand. His meditation method has become widespread throughout the world , especially in northern Thailand. Ven. Ajahn Tong was ordinated as a young monk at the age of 12 and as an adult monk aged 20. In 1954 he was invited to the Wat Mahadhatu temple in Bangkok where he completed basic training in vipassana meditation, followed by 2 years and 7 months of further practice in Burma under Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw (dec.) and Abhidamma studies with several well-known teachers of the time, then returning to Chiang Mai in north Thailand. He began to teach vipassana and establish meditation centers throughout the north, including the famous Wat Rampoeng Tapotaram temple
Ven. Ajahn Tong has been teaching vipassana for nearly 50 years and heads over 50 temples and meditation centers in north Thailand and the world. He currently resides and teaches vipassana at the Wat Phradhatu Sri Chom Tong Voravihara temple in north Thailand.
Day 58 & 59 - Buddhist Meditation Retreat (Chiang Mai)
07/08/2018 - 08/08/2018 - We spend 2 days 1 night on a Buddhist meditation retreat living with monks! It was a unique and fantastic experience that we would thoroughly recommend.
location = MCU monk chat, cost = 500 baht if you have plain white clothes, 800 baht to include clothes.
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Silent Meditation Retreat at Wat Suan Dok Chiang Mai
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I take myself to a 2 day silent meditation retreat in the hope to get back into some positive habits along with that inner peace..
Wat Suan Dok in Chiang Mai runs the retreat every Tuesday to Wednesday and aims to introduce foreigners to Buddhism and meditation. It also give s the monks an opportunity to practice their english skills.
It's a relatively gentle course that is good for people who are interested in meditation but perhaps haven't had much experience. This is my Third time here and I'm treating it like a refresher to get me back into good habits.
Just rock up at the temple before 1pm and sign up. It costs 500THB plus 150THB a piece for white shirt and pants. You will need a photocopy of your passport which you can do just around the corner for 1THB.
The whole course is ran by the monks at the temple.
Day 1: Tuesday
01.00 p.m. Meet at Monk Chat Office, Wat Suan Dok
01.30 p.m. Introduction to Buddhism and Meditation
03.00 p.m. Departure for the Meditation Training Center
04.45 p.m. Meditation practice
06.00 p.m. Dinner
07.00 p.m. Evening chanting and meditation practice
09.30 p.m. Bedtime
Day 2: Wednesday
05.00 a.m. Morning gong
05.30 a.m. Chanting, exercise and meditation practice
07.00 a.m. Alms offering and breakfast
08.30 a.m. Discussion
10.00 a.m. meditation practice
11.30 a.m. Lunch
01.00 p.m. Meditation practice
03.00 p.m. Group Photo/Return to Wat Suandok (Monk Chat Office)
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