Tag: Thailand

  • Going to Sri Lanka and United Kingdom

    My last job finished on Friday, 27 May 2011 and with no other employment in the near future, I decided to fly to Sri Lanka to visit sacred places I haven’t been before and then visit relatives in the United Kingdom.  I might stop in Bangkok to see friends while returning to Perth. This trip…

  • Why I chose to not ordain

    This answer to this question is complex and difficult to explain. This posting is personal and will not cover all the issues that are relevant to all people. I write from the perspective of a middle-aged male raised in Australia. I received a couple of queries about this question and this prompted me to write…

  • Wat Pa Nanachat – International Forest Monastery

    I came to Ubon Ratchathani for a short visit to the International Forest Monastery (Wat Pa Nanachat). Despite 27 years visiting Thailand this is the first time I’ve been to this famous monastery. I am glad to have finally made it.   The community at the monastery is preparing for an important meeting of senior…

  • Wat Pa Nanachat – International Forest Monastery

    I came to Ubon Ratchathani for a short visit to the International Forest Monastery (Wat Pa Nanachat). Despite 27 years visiting Thailand this is the first time I’ve been to this famous monastery. I am glad to have finally made it.   The community at the monastery is preparing for an important meeting of senior…

  • Eight Week Retreat Over

    On Tuesday, 3 Nov. this week, I finished an eight week retreat that began when I returned from the visa run to Laos. Eight Week RetreatPeople have asked me what I gained from the vipassana retreat or what did I learn or what seems different now and so on. The changes seem subtle though generally…

  • Vientiane Visa Run

    I’m at Vientiane. I am very comfortable and well. Thai VisaI was doing a vipassana meditation retreat at Section 5, Wat Mahadhatu and the date for my Thai visa came up (after 30 days). I didn’t plan much beforehand so on Thursday, 3 Sept, I did some research by Internet and took a taxi to…

  • Out of Yangon – happy and well

    I left Yangon and arrived in Bangkok on Friday, 7 August. It was not convenient to write blogs in Yangon though I sometimes went to Internet cafes and wrote e-mails. Most of the time I was meditating at either Saddhamaransi Yeithka (about 4 months) or Mahasi Sasana Yeithka (3 weeks). I’ll write more about some…

  • Perth to Yangon

    My plans are clearer now though by no means certain. Postponed Trip to IndiaI am following good advice from friends and family not to go to India before the retreat in Myanmar.The disadvantages and inconveniences:1. I would be travelling there alone on the first trip and this is inherently stressful. It may be better for…

  • Leaving Perth

    Travel OptionsMy work contract will expire on 19 March. It is not certain yet but seems unlikely that my employer will extend my contract. I excited to be on track to recommence the journey. I am considering the various options for travelling to Myanmar. I will have a six month meditation visa for Myanmar so…