International Meditation & Buddhist Study Retreat - Purification of The Mind to Attain Enlightenment
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International Meditation & Buddhist Study Retreat
Purification of The Mind to Attain Enlightenment
(16 Aug - 21 Aug 2026)
(Learn In-person or Online - No Cost)
Date: 16 August - 21 August 2026
Time: 16 August 3:00PM - 5:00PM (Thailand Time)
17-20 August 9:00AM - 8:30PM (Thailand Time)
21 August 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 for purification of the mind to attain Enlightenment. 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 understanding of the pollutions of the unEnlightened mind, what symptoms you will observe due to these pollutions, how to eliminate them, and how to know you have eliminated them based on The Teachings and practices of Gotama Buddha (i.e. The Buddha) to progress towards the attainment 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 “Enlightenment” which results in the complete elimination of 100% of all discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
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 by purifying the mind of the pollutions that keep it in the unEnlightened mental state.
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 Enlightenment and how to attain 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)
- 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
- Understanding & Experiencing the Jhānas: The Light Bulb is Flickering
- Understanding & Experiencing The Four Stages of Enlightenment: The Complete End of Discontentedness
- 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
- Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the Burden and Transforming Anger
- Eliminating The Pollution of Desire for Form and Formless: Eradicating The Craving for Existence and The Fear of Death
- Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit: Cultivating Humbleness to Dissolve the Ego
- Eliminating The Pollution of Restlessness: Peacefulness and Calmness of Mind to Last a Lifetime
- Discontentedness and Rebirth: Dependent Origination as The Highest Law of Nature
- Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance: Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
- How to Determine If You Have Attained Enlightenment?
- Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Meditation Practice
- Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation, Loving-kindness Meditation, Meditation to Eliminate Sexual Cravings, 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-retreat2
———
Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha
Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's Teachings to attain Enlightenment.
[https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com](https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/?fbclid=IwAR285q767dsm-422xqZEEE9TYWmkl1Z97ensRXZiGhQKex5q7rKzI41mfiE)
(See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.)
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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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Purification of The Mind to Attain Enlightenment
(16 Aug - 21 Aug 2026)
(Learn In-person or Online - No Cost)
Date: 16 August - 21 August 2026
Time: 16 August 3:00PM - 5:00PM (Thailand Time)
17-20 August 9:00AM - 8:30PM (Thailand Time)
21 August 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 for purification of the mind to attain Enlightenment. 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 understanding of the pollutions of the unEnlightened mind, what symptoms you will observe due to these pollutions, how to eliminate them, and how to know you have eliminated them based on The Teachings and practices of Gotama Buddha (i.e. The Buddha) to progress towards the attainment 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 “Enlightenment” which results in the complete elimination of 100% of all discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
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 by purifying the mind of the pollutions that keep it in the unEnlightened mental state.
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 Enlightenment and how to attain 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)
- 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
- Understanding & Experiencing the Jhānas: The Light Bulb is Flickering
- Understanding & Experiencing The Four Stages of Enlightenment: The Complete End of Discontentedness
- 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
- Eliminating The Pollution of Sensual Desire and Ill Will: Laying Down the Burden and Transforming Anger
- Eliminating The Pollution of Desire for Form and Formless: Eradicating The Craving for Existence and The Fear of Death
- Eliminating The Pollution of Conceit: Cultivating Humbleness to Dissolve the Ego
- Eliminating The Pollution of Restlessness: Peacefulness and Calmness of Mind to Last a Lifetime
- Discontentedness and Rebirth: Dependent Origination as The Highest Law of Nature
- Eliminating The Pollution of Ignorance: Mastering The Development of Wisdom to Fully Transform The Mind and Attain Enlightenment
- How to Determine If You Have Attained Enlightenment?
- Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Meditation Practice
- Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation, Loving-kindness Meditation, Meditation to Eliminate Sexual Cravings, 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-retreat2
———
Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha
Dedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's Teachings to attain Enlightenment.
[https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com](https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/?fbclid=IwAR285q767dsm-422xqZEEE9TYWmkl1Z97ensRXZiGhQKex5q7rKzI41mfiE)
(See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.)
----------
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.
#buddhism #learnbuddhism #enlightenment #dhamma #dharma #buddha #meditation #meditationretreat #meditationcourse
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