I wouldn’t consider myself a Buddhist, but I do love visiting the Buddhist temples around Thailand. Just the other week I went to one of my favorite temples – Wat Suan Mokkhabalaram in Chaiya district of Surat Thani, well south of Bangkok by about 600 kilometers.
Wat Suan Mokkh is a forest temple, Thais say Tudong style. One of my favorite Buddhist monks, Buddhadasa Bhikku founded it, and though he has passed on, it’s a remarkable place to go and do some walking around, taking photos, and meditating when I go alone. Here are some photos. I hope you enjoy them and visit the temple sometime…
The incredible news is that a simple meditation process can lead to Deep Jhana and ego dissolution in under a year with persistence and the right path. I hope I can help more people to meditate and experience some of the things that happen when the ego fades. It may well be the most profound human experience available to us.
Sadly, my guess is that this is true for most people who begin a meditation practice. The ideas are vague, the instructions are inconsistent, and much of what gets taught is repeated…
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