The Japanese Meditation Village in Gunma, Japan, hosted the Japanese-language meditation course from October 21- 23 (3 days and 2 nights). There were 8 meditation time sessions, and 7 Japanese locals attended the event. The Instructor Monk PhraKru Palad Sunet Chalapinyo and the Instructor Monk Phramaha Dr. Chaiyapong Kottapunno led the group to meditate. The event started with morning chanting, followed by exercise. The attendees offered morning meal to monks, then they had Thai breakfast together. After breakfast, the group meditated and listened to the sermon and chanted Dhammajakgappavattanasutta Verse.
As for the meditation experiences, the attendees made quite a progress: they were able to calmly relax their minds and found happiness arising from meditation and from being close to nature. They gained a better understanding of meditation principles and will meditate continuously once return home. The attendees also would visit the Meditation Center to participate in meditation.
