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The House of Dhamma is a meditation centre in Jatujak district in northern Bangkok.
The shrine room is a sacred space where groups have been meditating together for over thirty years. There is also a Buddhist library.
Here you can find individual or small group instruction in Insight Meditation, Metta Meditation, Reiki and Magnified Healing amongst others.
The House of Dhamma wishes to thank Khun Pongpun Saovaphudhasuve, Vice President of the young Buddhists Association of Thailand for his generosity in setting up the House of Dhamma domain name and website: www.houseofdhamma.com
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Address:
26/9 Lardprao Lane 15, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
(One kilometre from the Sofitel Centara Grand Hotel, Lardprao, five minutes by taxi from Morchit Skytrain station and five minutes walk from Lardprao subway station- exit 3.
See directions link below)
Contact numbers:
Fax. 662 (from outside Thailand)
or 02 512-6083 (in Thailand)
Tel. 662 (from outside Thailand)
or 02 511-0439 (in Thailand)
(Please leave a message)
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2008 schedule
The schedule for 2008 is available by clicking the 'courses' link
in the navigation bar to the left of this page
or by clicking the following link to 'courses in date order' here
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March to June 2008 highlights
Wednesday, March 5
10.00 - 12.00
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Discover your healing crystals workshop
This workshop helps you intuitively recognise your soul crystal, the crystal for your body, the crystal for your intellect and the crystal for your spirit.
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Friday, March 7
Sunday, April 6
Monday, May 5
10.00 - 15.00
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Metta
(Loving Kindness) Meditation Workshops
Initially there is a theoretical introduction to the Brahma Viharas:
Metta (Loving Kindness); Karuna (Compassion); Mudita (Sympathetic joy; and Upekha (equanimity).
This is followed by a look at how these qualities can be developed and what the benefits of doing so are.
" You are shown how to calm and clear the mind.
" Participants are led to chant for the well-being of all, in English and in Pali.
" You are guided to use visualisation to intensify the practice.
" There is discussion about the power of the mind and the effectiveness of synchronised global meditations.
" There'll be guided practice with a global link-up if appropriate.
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Friday, May 30 and Saturday 31
Friday, June 6 and Saturday 7
2 days. 10.00 - 17.00
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Vipassana Introductory courses
Introductory courses are highly recommended for those who genuinely wish to practice Vipassana meditation.
¤ They make clear the differences between Vipassana (Insight) meditation and Samatha (Calmness) meditation.
¤ They provide ongoing feedback in an interactive and personal way. The maximum number of participants is six.
¤ They are not silent throughout. There is plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
¤ Whilst participants will be given a comprehensive explanation of basic Buddhist ritual, nobody is expected to participate in that ritual if he or she feels uncomfortable.
¤ The shrine room is air-conditioned and chairs are provided if preferred.
Participants will gradually be guided through exercises to improve their concentration and bare awareness "sati", including standing, walking, sitting and lying down exercises.
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Saturday, March 15 and Sunday 16
Thursday, May 15 and Friday 16
2 days. 10.00 - 17.00
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Learn Reiki - Level One
Reiki Healing workshops
Reiki is a Japanese word which means Universal Life Force, the energy around us and within us. Reiki is a way of activating, directing and applying natural energy for the promotion of health, healing, balance and wholeness.
This form of healing is useful for preventing imbalance, assisting the body's natural healing powers and maintaining a state of well being.
It can be used most effectively as a self help technique as well as for the release of stress, for relaxation and to restore the vital energy lost in daily life.
It can be used alone or to support and enhance conventional medical treatment.
Level One focuses on hands-on healing.
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Saturday, April 19 and Sunday 20
Saturday, June 14 and Sunday 15
2 days. 10.00 - 17.00
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Learn Reiki - Level Two
Reiki Healing workshops
Reiki is a Japanese word which means Universal Life Force, the energy around us and within us. Reiki is a way of activating, directing and applying natural energy for the promotion of health, healing, balance and wholeness.
This form of healing is useful for preventing imbalance, assisting the body's natural healing powers and maintaining a state of well being.
It can be used most effectively as a self help technique as well as for the release of stress, for relaxation and to restore the vital energy lost in daily life.
It can be used alone or to support and enhance conventional medical treatment.
Level 2 emphasizes distant healing.
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Monday, May 19
10.00 - 16.00
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One-day retreat for
Visakha Puja
This is the most important day of the Buddhist year.
It celebrates the birth, enlightenment and passing into parinibbana of the Buddha. All three events are reputed to have happened on the full moon day
of the lunar month of Visakha.
During the one-day retreat, we will be paying respect to the Triple Gem, practising walking and sitting meditation in the Vipassana Meditation tradition, and listening to a Dhamma talk on the Noble Eightfold Path.
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Friday evening, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22
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Vipassana stage 2 weekend
The Vipassana Stage 2 weekends are open to those who wish to deepen their practice of Vipassana and have already done the Introductory course, at least one of the House of Dhamma retreats or practised at another centre following the methods taught by Ven. Mahasri Sayadaw of Burma or similar. Please e-mail houseofdhamma@csloxinfo.com if you are unsure if you are eligible or not.
The main aims of the weekend are:
* To give participants a chance to intensify their practice
* To clarify the differences between Vipassana and Samatha practice
* To give meditators feedback on their practice and gently guide them away from misunderstandings and non-beneficial habits that may have developed over time.
Friday evening to Sunday evening - at a venue outside Bangkok, probably Cha-am.
(To be confirmed. Please e-mail to indicate interest in this weekend so that you will receive follow-up details.)
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Advance booking is always required.
It is necessary to apply to attend any course.
For more information e-mail houseofdhamma@csloxinfo.com
Fax: (from outside Thailand) 662 512-6083
or 02 512-6083 (within Thailand)
Phone 02 511-0439
Please leave a message and return phone number in Thailand.
Link to online application form
All sessions are conducted in English
with translation into Thai as necessary.
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