On 25 February 2026, Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department related that Wat Phra Dhammakaya propagated Buddhism across the world by teaching meditation to the locals. In Sweden, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Boras has arranged meditation courses regularly for the locals and Thais. Meditation is quite trendy and popular among the Europeans who seek the inner peace and the way of pressure release.
In the meditation courses, the teaching monks would introduce the principles of basic meditation practice and gave advice to individual attendees. Most of them gave positive feedback that they felt relaxed after their practice, released pressure/anxiety from their mind and concentrated better on their work. Additionally, they also learned and understood the principles of Buddhism. Meditation is one of the trendy alternatives for the Europeans to take care of their mental wellness.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Boras is currently the center of Buddhism propagation in Europe and becomes the community of Thais and Buddhist monks. It has an important role to teach meditation to the locals and maintain Thai tradition and Buddhist culture in Europe. Moreover, it is continuously supported by the Royal Thai Embassy in Bern. The trend of meditation practice is increasingly popular in Europe and attracts more locals to pay attention to Buddhism.
