Intermediate Course
This course is for 7 days duration and is aimed at all those participants who have already completed the Beginners course or similar one.
It is advised that you should be already be practicing meditation on a daily basis and it will be important to have some basic knowledge of Buddhism, and understanding in the Triple Gem (Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha).
The course offers 4 sessions each day with a minimum of 1-hours meditation practice or more. The Venerable monks will offer teaching sessions with a deeper level of knowledge in Dhamma and participants should be interested in this level of study.
Intermediate Course Daily Schedule
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04.30 |
Wake up |
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05.00 |
Meditation Session & Spreading Loving-kindness |
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05.30 |
Morning Chanting |
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06.15 |
Exercise |
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07.00 |
Breakfast |
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09.00 |
Meditation Instruction |
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09.30 |
Meditation Session |
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11.00 |
Lunch |
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12.30 |
Personal time |
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13.45 |
Stretching Exercise |
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14.00 |
Meditation Session |
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15.00 |
Dhamma Talk |
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16.30 |
Personal Time / Group Sharing |
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17.30 |
Refreshment |
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18.30 |
Evening Chanting |
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19.00 |
Meditation Session |
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20.00 |
Dhamma Talk |
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21.00 |
Personal Time |
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21.30 |
Sleep in Peace |
Intermediate Course Schedule 2010
2nd-8th March
25th April – 1st May
19th - 25th July
Intermediate Course Fee
Rate of 5500 Thai Baht as a standard rate and 3500 Thai Baht for people with financial constraints. Click here for more Meditation Retreat rate details
Intermediate Course Venue
The venue is Suan Pa Himmawan Meditation Retreat Centre, Loei province, northeastern Thailand.
Intermediate Course Trip Details
Registration and bus check in start at 12.30 on every first day of each retreat. Meeting point is at Visitor area, Dhammakaya temple, Pathum Thani. Bus leaves the temple at 13.00. It takes about 8 hours traveling and will arrive at the retreat centre at 21.00. Then, get room’s key….sleep in peace…and start retreat programme in the next morning.
On every last day of each retreat, bus leaves the retreat centre at 12.30 and will arrive at the Dhammakaya temple at 20.30.
Please note that the retreat centre is not been located in a downtown area. There is no public transportation to the location. For these reasons, we provide round trip transportation from our Bangkok headquarters (Dhammakaya temple) and the retreat center. It is not recommend traveling to the retreat center by your own. Click here for map to Dhammakaya temple
How to Apply for Intermediate Course
Click here to apply and pay online for the Meditation Retreat.
