Wat Phra Dhammakaya Gunma, Japan, arranged a Meditation Retreat for Locals during August 26 – 28, 2016 (3 days, 2 nights). There were 8 meditation sessions and 11 Japanese participants. The teaching monk was Phra Maha Dr. Chattapong Katapunyo and Phra Somkiat Punyatejo.
All of them participated in the chanting, exercises, offering meals to the monks, having lunch, meditation, listening to sermon and chanting Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta verse.
Each attendees had good meditation experiences. They felt comfortable, were able to still their minds and got inner peace because of meditating in the natural environment.
All the participants understood more about dharma principle and would meditate continuously at home and come back to meditate at Thai Buddhist Meditation Center in Japan again.
