Welcome to Khao Tham Insight Meditation Center
Insight meditation retreats are offered at Khao Tham Insight Meditation Center in the beautiful forested hills above Baan Tai, on Koh PhaNgan, Thailand. The retreats are taught and managed by experienced meditation teachers at no charge.
You are welcome to come and meditate at Khao Tham any time.
English-language Vipassana Retreat
will be held from
10th to 20th September
There is no pre-registration.
Registration is in person only on the first day of retreat.
Registration begins at Khao Tham on Tuesday 10 September at 8.30am, and is open until 11am Wednesday 11 September
Taught by Thai monk
Phra Marut Damchaom
and Khao Tham abbot
Phra Chaiwat
and facilitated by
Khun Tookata Sookkasem.
See
schedule below
Kanjanaburi Retreat
The first Kanjanaburi Retreat will be held 27 November to 7 December 2019.
Please check the
Kanjanaburi Retreat page,
and
contact Tookata for more information.
Please
contact Tookata for information about all retreats and the Khao Tham Insight Meditation Center.
More: Just about everything you want to know about the retreats is on this website, on the Retreat and Practices pages, and their sub-pages — including many of your frequently-asked questions!
To know the current schedule: You can see the schedule below, subscribe to the newsletter, subscribe to the site newsfeed, check our Updates page, follow @KowThamCenter at Twitter.com[?] — or just check back at this website.
Registration: There is no online or pre-registration. You must register in person at the Khao Tham Center from 8:30am-4.00pm on the first day of the retreat.
Donation: All teachings and guidance are given by our teachers at no charge. However the food and supply shops are not so generous, so we must request a
donation
of Bt 5,000 to cover the costs of your physical needs for the ten days of retreat.
+66 (0)8 7974 9465
took.sookkasem AT gmail.com
Khao Tham Vipassana Meditation Retreat Schedule
| Arrival and Registration | Orientation | 7-day silent meditation retreat | Post-retreat activities |
Departure day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day: | 10 8:30-11am, 1-5pm: Registration | 11 8:30-11am: Late registration 11am: Lunch 1-3pm: Orientation 5pm Silence begins |
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13
14
15
16
17
18
4am-9pm
meditation
go to daily schedule
|
19
5:30am: Silence ends 8:30-11am Departure (optional) |
20 8:30-11am: Departure |
- Go to the daily schedule of the 7-day silent retreat.
- Learn about the Khao Tham rules and regulations, and about preparing for retreat.
- Read about meditation.
- See answers to frequently asked questions.
- See the latest updates on this website.
