The meditation area

Meditation

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September 2nd 2006
We spent most of today chilling out, we had a bit of a wander around town but didn't get up to much. In the evening we headed with Julie to a Wat a few miles out of town to a Meditation course. This consisted of 20 mintues sitting meditation, 20 minutes wakling meditation, then another 20 minutes sitting. We all got on ok with the sitting but when it was time to start on the walking we all fou ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more