The Wat Umong (Umong temple) Meditation Center was founded for the propagation of theoretical and practical Buddhism, and for the promotion of peace to happiness among all human beings. The center was officially acknowledged as the seventh provincial meditation center in 2008 by Royal Thai Sangha Organization. The center is a forest monastery at the the foothills of Doi Suthep that all meditators are invited to retreat and practice among peacefully natural surroundings.
Activities
1) Bhuddism meditation
The center always teach and supports for Bhuddism meditation (Vipassanā meditation) that base on the Four Foundations (Satipaṭṭhāna 4) of mindfulness, in accordance with nature.
2) Bhuddism preaching
The center always preaches and explain all about Bhuddism [Dhamma] for Thais and foreigners.
Prepararation :-
1) Please Bring and wear your clean white shirts and pants.
2) Please bring your belongings such as soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, watch, razor, shaving cream, etc.
3) Please bring any medication to need during the course of meditation.
Registration
1) Possibly, you should by sending E-mail or Phone before you arrive here.
2) Please show your ID. Card or passport.
3) Please completely fill in an application form.
4) If you require a certificate of course completion, please inform us before you start the course.
Rules and Responsibilities :-
1) You must have good physical and mental heath.
2) You must have faith in the practice of meditation.
3) You must be pleased to adjust for new environment.
4) You must be respectfully, respectfully prepared to live in modest lifestyle.
5) You must obey and follow the instruction of all monks and officers in the center.
6) Please do not smoke cigarette, drink liquor or use any addictive drug.
7) Please do not mobile phone or electronic devices.
8) Please always keep silence and calmly control your body and mind.
9) Please avoid to chat with others.
10) Please politely in a good manner.
11) Please specifically read all meditation books or good books that prepared in the center.
12) If you have any urgent task or responsibility, please inform any monk or the officer before you go out.
| Meditation class schedule Wat Umong, chiangma |
| Date | Morning/Afternoon | Evening |
| Monday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| Tuesday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| Wednesday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| Thursday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| Friday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| Saturday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| Sunday | 09.00 Uhr. | 19.00 Uhr. |
| The schedule of practice. | |
| 04.30 – a.m.
05.00 – 06.30 a.m. 06.30 – 07.00 a.m. 07.30 – 08.00 a.m. 09.00 – 10.45 a.m. 11.00 – 12.00 a.m. 12.00 – 02.00 p.m. 02.00 – 04.00 p.m. 04.00 – 05.00 p.m. 07.00 – 08.30 pm. 09.30 p.m. |
Wake up (Ring the bell)
Practice meditation ( Self-Training after instruction guided) Cleaning / sweeping the temple ground or meditation halls Breakfast (Ring the bell) Meditation Instruction (Teaching by teacher) Lunch (Ring the bell) Break time Practice meditation ( Self-Training after instruction guided) Cleaning sweeping the temple ground or meditation halls Meditation Instruction (Teaching by teacher) Bedtim |
| Floor plan Meditation Center |
| Payment : (no refund)-for Pillow, Blanket and Sheet : 90.- ฿ (one time)
-for Food and facility : 220.- ฿/day -for White clothing : 350฿ (Buy) / 200 (Rent |
| MEDITATION CENTER Wat Umong Suan Buddhadhamma Tel. 0-5381-0965, 09-1071-8209, 08-5033-3809 |
E-mail : umongmedcenter@yahoo.com Facebook : Meditation Center Wat Umong
