International Meditation & Buddhist Study Retreat - Developing a Life Practice
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International Meditation & Buddhist Study Retreat
Developing a Life Practice to Attain The First Stage of Enlightenment
(18 Jan - 23 Jan 2026)
(Learn In-person or Online - No Cost)
Date: 18 January - 23 January 2026
Time: 18 January 3:00PM - 5:00PM (Thailand Time)
19-22 January 9:00AM - 8:30PM (Thailand Time)
23 January 9:00AM - 4:00PM (Thailand Time)
Price: No Cost - Donations are accepted but not expected nor required
Location: Wat Tung Yu (Chiang Mai, Thailand) or Live Stream
(You will find us in our classroom in the large yellow building.)
You are invited to attend the International Meditation & Buddhist Study Retreat held in Chiang Mai, Thailand at Wat Tung Yu, a Theravada Buddhist Temple, to learn and practice The Teachings of The Buddha through guided meditations, interactive group discussions, and connecting with an international Community of Practitioners to integrate these Teachings into your life practice. In addition to in-person attendance, there is also the option of online participation for this retreat, see below for details.
This retreat focuses on guiding Students in developing a solid foundation in The Teachings and practices of Gotama Buddha (i.e. The Buddha) to progress towards Enlightenment where the mind will be peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently. The retreat sessions will be dedicated to sharing The Teachings that will guide a Student to attain the important “First Stage of Enlightenment” which prepares you for continued practice towards the attainment of Enlightenment.
Students will learn how to establish a “life practice” based on independent observation of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings. Students will be guided in how to acquire wisdom through learning and practicing The Teachings to liberate the mind on The Path to attaining Enlightenment.
At the conclusion of this retreat, Students will have a theoretical foundation to start integrating and applying these Teachings in daily life to include a consistent meditation practice to eliminate discontent feelings from the mind such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, boredom, loneliness, guilt, fears, shyness, stress, anxiety, etc. Students will have a solid understanding of The Teachings that lead to The First Stage of Enlightenment and how to attain The First Stage of Enlightenment while having the support to accomplish this goal.
(All classes during the retreat are offered openly and freely to any and all participants, including children and families, at no cost. Students are welcome to attend classes/events during the retreat based on their own needs and interests. You are welcome to attend as many or as few of the retreat classes as you would like. There is no requirement to attend all the classes, as Students are welcome to come and go as they please.)
Teachings & Discussions (Dhamma Talks)
- Life Story of Gotama Buddha
- Enlightenment: What is “Enlightenment”?
- The Four Noble Truths: Establishing Right View
- Transforming The Three Poisons: Craving, Anger, and Ignorance
- The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
- The Five Precepts: A Householder's Guide to Daily Practice
- What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?
- What is Merit?
- Understanding & Experiencing the Jhānas: The Light Bulb is Flickering
- Understanding Human Beings: The Five Aggregates & The Six Sense Bases
- Discontentedness and Rebirth: Dependent Origination as The Highest Law of Nature
- Right View: Developing Accomplishment in View to Attain The First Stage of Enlightenment
- Eliminating The Pollution of Personal Existence View: Getting “The Self” Out of The Way
- Eliminating The Pollution of Doubt: Mastering Confidence and Development of Wisdom
- Eliminating The Pollution of Wrong Behavior and Observances: Mastering Moral Conduct and Elimination of Superstition
- How to Determine If You Have Attained The First Stage of Enlightenment?
- Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Meditation Practice
- Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation, Loving-kindness Meditation, and Meditation to Realize Non-self
- Meditation Positions: Seated, Lying, Standing, and Walking Position
- Buddhist Chanting in Pali
(There are no prerequisites for this retreat. Offered openly and freely to “all beings” at no cost by attending either in-person or online.)
Learn More: https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/chiangmai-meditation-retreat1
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Join our LIVE Streams or the LIVE Interactive Classroom - Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday @ 9:00AM or 9:00 PM (Thailand Time)
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David Roylance is a dedicated Practitioner and Teacher of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings who has been part of the Thai community since 2001. He visited Thailand for the first time in 2002 and brought the Traditional Thai Healing Arts back to the United States of America to share with people in the Western World.
His Traditional Thai Healing Arts centers, located in the Washington DC area, provided traditional Thai healing arts to clients and educational opportunities to Students to explore the Thai healing arts, Thai culture, and The Teachings of Gotama Buddha. David is a published author with books on the topics of Traditional Thai Healing Arts and The Path That Leads to Enlightenment.
David has taught Gotama Buddha’s Teachings since 2005 in the United States of America. In 2015, he closed his businesses and relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand to be closer to the Thai culture and the Thai Community of Buddhist Practitioners.
David shares Gotama Buddha’s Teachings with Household Practitioners and Ordained Practitioners in Chiang Mai, Thailand and around the world through courses, retreats, and special events providing guidance to help people attain Enlightenment - a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy.
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