Key facts
Type : One-to-One Meditation and Applied Buddhism
Teaching monk : Phra Sarttra Thirapanyo
Location : Wat Phra Dhammakaya London (DISUK Headquarters)
2 Brushfield Way, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2TG

Day/Time
The date and time is flexible, all you have to do is make an appointment with the teaching monk.
Duration : 1 hour

Registration
Registration fee : £10.00 (cash or cheque payable to “DISUK”)
NB. Please pay the fee in full when attending the session.
*FREE for all Tuesday students* (tutorial session)

Teaching monk
Phra Sarttra Thirapanyo is a Thai monk who is currently studying at SOAS. He graduated from Chiangmai University in Thailand and has been ordained as a Buddhist monk since 2001. Before beginning his meditation teaching in the UK, Phra Sarttra had conducted a number meditation teaching programmes for people of different age groups in Thailand, Germany and Switzerland. Despite his young age, he qualified as a meditation instructor for retreat programmes – one being Dokmaiban, a well-known weekly retreat programme held at Suan Panawat ,the main Dhammakaya Meditation Retreat Centre in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand. He also qualified as a meditation examiner for intermediate-level Buddhist subjects at Dhammakaya Open University (DOU) USA

Overview
The one-to-one meditation classes are set up to provide a greater availability of meditation teaching especially for those who are not able to attend the Tuesday Evening classes. They are also aimed at those who are interested in Applied Buddhism or for those who already are attending the weekly Tuesday class, but feel that they would like to broaden their understandings of meditation practices and Buddhist concepts more.

The session consists of two parts including
[1] Meditation practice (30 minutes)
[2] Self-Reflection by using Buddhist concepts (30 minutes)

The voice from one of our students;
“When I started the course on Meditation at the Dhammakaya Temple in Knaphill, I had no previous knowledge or experience of meditation or the benefits it could have in improving my well being and life generally. The classes have always been very informative and have provided a strong base of knowledge. However, it is the one-to-one tutorial sessions held with the Teaching Monks that have helped to bring together everything I have learned and helped implement this in my own life. During the sessions, I am able to discuss how to evolve my understanding of meditation through solving and comprehending the problems in my life. This has resulted in a more positive and powerful outlook on life and has given me the ability to look beyond my problems and the issues of life and seek enlightenment and success in achieving my goals.”

- Sean Hickey
Meditation Student

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Make an appointment with the teaching monk : click

NB. This month, December 2011, the teaching monk is so busy. You can apply this course on 15th – 17th December 2011 and from 12th January 2012.

For limited time, we offer extra course for “Basic Buddhism Teaching”. This will be a great opportunity to those who are curious or just want to know what is Buddhism about and how the teachings can help their lives. The course will be involved with using the concepts of Buddhism and share real knowledge and experience among the group. By sharing and learning at the same time, you will learn that peace and happiness is not so hard to attain.

Many people came to listen to the summons and they found out that they know who they are more and what can they do to maintain their happiness. Basically, all of us have many education and experiences, but if we ask ourselves “Are we truly happy and have less stress?”, the answer will be “no”. Having education is for making a livilihood or earning money, but have “Dhamma” or Buddha’s Teaching will help relief and release your anxieties and doubts.

Time:
Every Thursday 18:00-20:30
18:00-18:50 Lecture (60 minute)
18.50 -19.00 Break (10 minutes)
19:00-19:30 Evening Chanting (optional)
19:30-20:30 Meditation (60 minutes)

Teaching monks:
Phra Aekarin Apichato (Venerable Jay)

Requirement: Bring Pen and Paper and especially “an open mind”

Course Fee: Free

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Key facts
Type : Meditation for Beginners
Teaching monk : Phra Sarttra Thirapanyo
Location : Wat Phra Dhammakaya London (DISUK Headquarters)
2 Brushfield Way, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2TG

Term Dates
Term A : 3 January to 6 March 2012
Term B : 13 March to 15 May 2012
Term C : 22 May to 24 July 2012
Term D : 31 July to 2 October 2012
Term E : 9 October to 11 December 2012

For those who have just heard about the Tuesday meditation class and would like to join, please feel free to join any Tuesday session that is convenient to you. However, we strongly recommend that you make an online appointment to meet our teaching monk in the One-to-One Meditation Course for 1 hour prior to joining the class so you can become familiar with meditation concept and practice. This 1 hour session is good for catching up and preparing you for a full meditation session held weekly on Tuesday.

The total fee for the entire course is £50 for 10 sessions. Despite your late arrival to the course, you will be able to attend 10 sessions without a problem. For example, if you start attending on the 5th session in Term A, you can attend until the 5th session of Term B.

In June 2011, we have already updated pricing policy for this course. Once you have completed one 10 week course, there will be no further charge should you choose to keep attending. It will remain a beginners course suitable to those with no prior experience, but the course will also be adapted slightly to try to ensure that the topics covered and the level of detail will be useful to those familiar with meditation. Of course, even if the topics covered are already known, there is no harm in revision. Should you prefer, you are also welcome to join the class at 7:30, after the lecture but before the exercises and meditation.

While the temple finances will obviously be affected to a degree, continuing practice is of the utmost importance. Should you choose, you are always welcome to make a donation.

Day/Time
every Tuesday from 18:30-20:00

Registration
Registration fee : £50.00 (cash or cheque payable to “DISUK”)
NB. Please pay the fee in full before attending the course.

How to Apply
Apply online : click

Teaching monk
Phra Sarttra Thirapanyo is a Thai monk who is currently studying at SOAS. He graduated from Chiangmai University in Thailand and has been ordained as a Buddhist monk since 2001. Before beginning his meditation teaching in the UK, Phra Sarttra had conducted a number meditation teaching programmes for people of different age groups in Thailand, Germany and Switzerland. Despite his young age, he qualified as a meditation instructor for retreat programmes – one being the Dokmaiban, a well-known weekly retreat programme held at Suan Panawat ,the main Dhammakaya Meditation Retreat Centre in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand. He also qualified as a meditation examiner for intermediate-level Buddhist subjects at Dhammakaya Open University (DOU) USA

Overview
Concentration is one of the most impulsed of success factors. It is concerned with mental practice or meditation practice. This course provides an introduction to Dhammakaya meditation by introducing you to the balance between the body and mind, one of the most important things in life. Each session consists of four parts including

[1] 18.30-19.00 Lecture (30 minutes)
[2] 19.00-19.15 Light refreshments (15 minutes)
[3] 19.15-19.30 Stretching (15 minutes)
[4] 19.30-20.00 Meditation practice (30 minutes)

Who can benefit from the course?
Anybody who is open and willing to learn and is interested in learning about and progressing in meditation,irrespective of gender, nationality or religious belief. Meditation is not recommended for people with mental health conditions.
This course aims to introduce students to Dhammakaya meditation by:

• guiding them through a number of simple and easy meditation sessions.
• helping them to reflect their mental hindrances and re-balance between body and mind.

Course Objectives
This course will:
• introduce students to Dhammakaya meditation
• enable students to apply Dhammakaya meditation to their daily life

Programme details

The areas you will cover in this course are:

Session 1 :
Some cultures of enlightenment

Session 2 :
Definitions of meditation

Session 3 :
Nature and characteristics of the mind

Session 4 :
Meditation objects and mantra

Session 5 :
Q/A about Dhammakaya meditation

Session 6 :
Mental hindrance (Drowsiness)

Session 7 :
Mental hindrance (Unwelcome thoughts)

Session 8 :
Mental hindrance (Rush and Expectation)

Session 9 :
How to integrate Dhammakaya meditation with your daily life

Session 10 :
Conclusion

NB. The content of each session may be changed to be the most suitable for all students.