(May Mindfulness Workshops) Enlightenment in This Lifetime: Liberation Through the Practice of the Buddha’s Teaching

Jan 9, 2025

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(May Mindfulness Workshops) Enlightenment in This Lifetime: Liberation Through the Practice of the Buddha’s Teaching

The special series of talks on 19-22 November 2024 and extended to 11 and 13 December aimed to shed new light on Buddhism and meditation have been completed.  Drawing on his three decades of study and practice, the speaker, Khun Bangkok Chowkwanyun, discussed an integrative, effective and practical approach to the Buddha’s message of liberation, Nibanna.

Some participants in the talks expressed their interest in developing their mindfulness using the techniques and theories presented at the talks.  Several full-day mindfulness workshops have been held since 20 December 2024 and two four-day residential workshops have been held in March and April 2025.  The next workshops to be held in English are as follows.

 

One-Day Workshop (English Language) is scheduled as follows:

VENUE: The Siam Society

Lecture Room, 4/Floor

  • Friday, 2 May 2025
  • Wednesday, 7 May 2025

The format of the one-day workshops is as follows:

 

09.00 Registration
09.30 – 12.30 Morning Session
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break (lunch not provided; suggest bringing your own picnic or lunch nearby
14.00 – 17.00 Afternoon Session

Dress: comfortable; for ladies, trousers or a long dress for sitting meditation.

Residential Workshop (Baan Raiwa)

Thursday, 8 to Sunday, 11 May 2025

At Baan Raiwa, Bang Phra, Cholburi: 2 ½ hours from Bangkok

 

This is a residential Mindfulness Workshop held in English for meditators who have had previous experience practising Mindfulness 5.3.X technique with Khun Bangkok Chowkwanyun and also for meditators with no experience practising with Khun Bangkok.  The two groups with different levels of experience will be managed separately in parallel initially with a view to fast-track develop beginners to join the experienced group.  Meditators with no or limited experience with Khun Bangkok are strongly urged to attend at least one of the one-day workshop at The Siam Society on Friday, 2 and Wednesday, 7 May to give themselves exposure to Mindfulness 5.3.X. At Baan Raiwa, meditators are expected to explore Mindfulness 5.3.X techniques, and if appropriate after consultation with Khun Bangkok to strongly integrate the Mindfulness 5.3.X techniques into other meditation traditions.  Vegetarian food.

 

There is a limited number of places and you are advised to contact Khun Bangkok at your earliest convenience.

 

Thursday, 8 May:

2.30 pm Meditators arrive at The Siam Society

3.00 pm Depart from The Siam Society

5.30 pm Registration

6.30 pm Mindfulness Practice

9.00 pm Rest

 

Friday, 9 and Saturday, 10 May:

6.00 am Wake Up Call

6.30 am Yoga, exercises

7.30 am Breakfast

9.00 am Mindfulness Practice

12.00 noon Lunch

1.00 pm Rest

2.00 pm Mindfulness Practice

5.00 pm Light Dinner

6.30 pm Mindfulness Practice

9.00 pm Rest

 

Sunday, 11 May:

6.00 am Wake Up Call

6.30 am Yoga, exercises

7.30 am Breakfast

9.00 am Mindfulness Practice

11.00 am Roundup Reflection Meeting

12.00 noon Lunch

1.00 pm Leave Baan Raiwa

3.30 pm Arrive at The Siam Society

 

Meditators who wish to attend the Residential Workshop at Baan Raiwa, please contact Khun Bangkok Chowkwanyun (Line or WhatsApp) as soon as possible or at Line Group “Greenthing” Mindfulness Meditation or 090-130-9879 or email khantisara.bkk@gmail.com

Transportation costs from The Siam Society to Baan Raiwa are 2,000 THB (2-way) and can be paid directly to Khun Bangkok.  There is no other fee.

Further background on the series of talks can be found in the announcement for the original four lectures series at https://bit.ly/4eL9etO. Feedback from the Residential Workshop held in March 2025 can be found on Line Group “Greenthing” Mindfulness Meditation or upon request to Khun Bangkok.

About the speaker

Formerly a Council Member and President of The Siam Society, Khun Bangkok was educated at University of Cambridge, UK and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US. He worked as a corporate executive from 1974 through 1996 before redirecting his energy to NGO work in education reform and rural village development.

He began his exploration of Buddhism and meditation in 1992 and started teaching meditation in 2006.  He read extensively and, importantly, was advised by many teachers in meditation centres in Thailand and Myanmar, to all of whom he is deeply grateful.  His most recent teachers are Than Mae Khru Narawan Kulthornchutipas who founded Vipassana Meditation Place for Mind Development in Trang Province, Thailand, and Venerable Than Phra Kru Vinaidhorn Prasert Thanangkaro, who made precise the practice of locating and observing mental phenomenon mind objects (nama) in addition to physical phenomenon body objects (rupa).

 

Proceeds will go towards the funding of other activities to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of The Siam Society which promote the study and knowledge-sharing about the cultures, history, arts, and heritage conservation of Thailand and Southeast Asia

 

The Siam Society is deeply grateful to The Education & Public Welfare Foundation for its generous support of the Mindfulness Workshops

 

When

2 and 7 May 2025 (at The Siam Society)

8 – 11 May 2025 (at Baan Raiwa)

Admission

Voluntary Donation to The Siam Society

For more information, please contact

To book your place, please contact Khun Pinthip at 02 661 6470-3 ext 203 or pinthip@thesiamsociety.org

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