Luangpor Teean’s "Sati Meditation" incorporates rhythmic bodily movements as a way to stimulate and develop mindfulness/awareness. "Sati Meditation" takes its name from the Pali word "Sati" which means mindfulness. Mindfulness and awareness go hand in hand and "Sati" is the emphasis of this form of meditation introduced by Luangpor Teean Jittasubho (1911 – 1988) of Thailand.

Thought is the root of greed, anger, and delusion -- the three human defilements. According to Luangpor Teean, we need to go to the root of the defilements to overcome greed, anger, and delusion. He taught that we should let thought flow freely and let awareness see (vipassana) thought and go against the stream of thought. When one persists in this practice, wisdom will arise in an orderly process, level by level. Luangpor Teean discovered these experiences, which now serve as guideposts for the practitioners of Sati Meditation.

Buddhist Association of the United States (BAUS) has been sponsoring Luangpor Teean’s Sati Meditation since 1989. The BAUS has been inviting Sati Meditation masters from Thailand to the monastery. This year, we are pleased to invite Luangpor Dha Nilpant.

Luangpor Dha Nilpant was ordained as a monk in 1971. From 1978 to 1983 he was the Abbot of Wat Mokevanaram in Thailand and from 1990 to the present, he has been the Abbot of Wat ThatKhong, a Sati Meditation Center in the northeastern Udornthani province of Thailand. Luangpor Dha is also the Vice-Chairman/Acting Abbot of the Buddhaya Nandharam Temple in Las Vegas. After practicing many forms of meditation without real results, he began to practice under Luangpor Teean’s guidance. He progressed rapidly toward the end of suffering and has become a Sati Meditation teacher. He was invited by the BAUS and stayed in Chuang Yen Monastery in 1993 and 1999 to teach Sati Meditation.

The Programs are given in the Meditation Room in the Great Buddha Hall.

Seven-Day & Weekend Retreats (Pre-registration is required, please call or send e-mail.)

(No charge for room and board, donations are appreciated.) Registration begins on Friday (6:30 PM to 7:30 PM) followed by teaching and practice (7:30 PM to 9:00 PM). The retreat ends on the following Friday at 4:00 PM.

Aug. 25 - Aug. 31 (7-day); Aug. 25 & 26 (weekend)

Sept. 29 - Oct. 5 (7-day); Sep. 29 & 30 (weekend)