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Trip to Pak Chong
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Dhamma Talk with Ajahn Jayasaro
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UPDATE – our vans are now full up. If you would still like to join you are welcome to enter your name in the form below and if there are enough people we can book another van. You are also welcome to come to Baan Aree ‘on spec’ – meaning we can’t guarantee a place, but usually there will be a seat free – first come first served.
We will be taking some minivans for a day trip up to Pak Chong to see Ajahn Jayasaro on Sunday 4th May 2014 for a dhamma talk in English:
Ajahn Jayasaro is probably Thailand’s most famous Western Monk, and has a huge following. However, he does not do public talks in English very often, so this is one of the few opportunities to go meet him.
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The site in Pak Chong is very pleasant and cooler than Bangkok. It is a nice day out for us, to join with other yogis, see some trees and meet A. Jayasaro too. There is plenty of room.
Ajahn Jayasaro does a public talk there (almost) every 1st and 3rd Sunday morning of the month in Thai. We will be there in the afternoon for a special talk in English only.
- Meet at Baan Aree before 8:30am
- Leave Baan Aree 9:00 am sharp
- Lunch in Pak Chong (each person pays individually for lunch)
- Dhamma Talk Q&A 1-2:30
- Leave for Bangkok 3 pm
Mini-van space is 440 baht per person. Please pay in advance to reserve your spot, at any of our public gatherings.
Anyone who would like to drive themselves is welcome to join. No need to book in advance, though if you let us know via the comments box below it is useful. You can go by yourself, or follow the vans from Baan Aree – actually it is a helpful offering if you have space in your car to meet the main group at Baan Aree and maybe take some passenger overflow.
It is about a 2 hr drive. Send an email via the CONTACT page for the map and directions (it is quite easy to find). Of course, there is no van fee if you drive yourself.
A note on the van fee – the price had to go up due to a new law forbidding 14 seater vans that do not have a taxi license. Therefore we will have to use 10 seater vans, which makes it more expensive. The new vans we hire now are much more comfortable though, with more leg room and better seats.
Monks/nuns do not need to pay the van fee. Also, if you’d like to join, but can’t afford the van fee there are a couple of free spots available. Just ask!
Ajahn Jayasaro
.. should not need any introduction. He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1958. He joined Ajahn Sumedho’s community for the Rains Retreat as an anagarika in 1978. In November of that year he left for Wat Pa Pong in Northeast Thailand where he ordained as a novice in the following year, and as a bhikkhu in 1980 with Venerable Ajahn Cha as his preceptor. From 1997 until 2002 Ajahn Jayasaro was the Abbot of Wat Pa Nanachat.
He is hugely popular and sought after speaker, whose dhamma is always refreshing and to the point. It is well worth the trip out to this great location on the cool Kao Yai mountainside, to join this event.
Our last trip to Pak Chong for Ajahn Jayasaro photo album is here
and also last November 2009 : photos
Please note you are asked not to go to the place at Pak Chong at other times. It is a private family compound, not a public temple, and no one will be permitted past the compound guard box onto the private property except on specified open days.
Meeting point location:
Baan Aree Library is a thriving dhamma site with library, meeting hall, and lots of excellent events organised in Thai. The Library itself is open daily from 9 am – 7 pm and has a few books in English, including much of the Tripitaka (Scriptures).
Baan Aree has regular Dhamma meetings in Thai which are listed at their Thai website: http://baanaree.net/ .
The Library is directly on the Skytrain line. Go to Ari BTS station and walk back towards the victory monument about 20 meters and you should see the passage way to Baan Aree Library on the right hand side.
Baan Aree car park is accessible from the rear (Soi Ari 1) where you see the sign for ‘ BANANA FAMILY PARK ‘. Bus routes 8, 28, 29, 38, 54, 63, 74, 77, 108, 157, 177, 502, 503, 509, and 510 all pass by. Get out at Ari BTS Station.
click map to enlarge:
click map below for a wide area view of Baan Aree location:
Booking
UPDATE – our vans are now full up. If you would still like to join you are welcome to enter your name in the form below and if there are enough people we can book another van. You are also welcome to come to Baan Aree ‘on spec’ – meaning we can’t guarantee a place, but usually there will be a seat free – first come first served.
Kindly book in using the form below. Double check your information as so many people make typos and then wonder why there was no response. After completing the form below you will be returned to this webpage – your details will not be published. Please give me a dew days to respond. If you are joining the group van, your place is only cemented after paying the van fee – the reason is: in the past people booked, but did not show up, leaving me to pay for their van seat personally.
If you plan to drive yourself, I will send you directions.
Van fee can be deposited at any of our public events as listed on this website.