In the next movie by Jorg Dittmar, Ajaan Tippakorn explains the purpose of meditation. An introduction on medition.
Based on my own experiences, I advice following websites to people who are looking for more information about meditation.
www.dhamma.org is a website about Vipassana meditation as taught by Goenka. For me, this is the most pure teaching I found until now. Goenka sticks to the core principles of the Buddhist teaching. He established many meditation center’s all over the world. In these center’s you can follow 10 day courses. Free of charge, but a donation is welcome.
If you have some meditation-experience, the meditation center in Ban Sawangjai, Thailand is a perfect place to do a long term retreat. I stayed here for a couple of years. Ajaan Tippakorn is a good teacher. He traveled several times through Europe, so he understands the western mind and culture well. Although the Buddhist culture is very important in this place (like everywhere in Thailand), the monks and the teachers are not narrow minded. They demand respect for their customs but are open for other ways of living. It is not a problem if you don’t understand the Thai language. There is a nun, Brigitte, who takes care very well of the foreign meditators. She is already for more then 15 years in this country and speaks the language fluently. She can translate to German and English. So no worries. More info at www.vimokkha.com
Update 22/01/2007: Brigitte left Ban Sawangjai and stays now in a new place where she is offering meditationcourses as well. I ‘ve not been there yet so can not give you first hand information. More info at http://www.meditationthailand.com/ If you like to join a course in Ban Sawangjai, it is advised to contact Mae Chee Maria at cheemarie@yahoo.com. She is in Ban Sawangjai during the courses every first week of the month.
Be blessed!!
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