temple stay 2

Temple stay

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July 19th 2008
Hi everyone - I have survived the temple stay! It was not as bad as we had been expecting - although there were no beds (just some blankets to put down on a marble floor!). When we got there we did some meditating - sitting then standing and chanting (we were given books to read out the chants!). During the sitting meditation a woman (nun?) started to make strange noises - as we were all medita ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more