Wat Ram Poeng (Tapotaram)

This is really a fantastic place for meditation Or Vipassana. Here is such a place of tranquility and peace. You find you true heart and back into your soul and mind. You need nothing in life because you got everything z

Had an extraordinary 7-day vipassana meditation retreat at this beautiful and tranquil temple, comparing with the ones I’ve tried at Japan and Taiwan, (personally) this one is really more open-minded, encouraging and inspiring There are courses of different length and longest can be 45 days, the longer the more depth of teaching As to make you more concentrated, things like phone/ipad/computer will be kept away from you at the office, returning to you at the end of the course Everyday with a scheduled morning session at 04:20, with master leading you chanting together and then you practice your own walking / sitting meditation, then there will be a scheduled reporting session with the master - Pra Ajahn Suphan or another monk teacher Pra Sukkito, the rest of the day will be you practice how the master teaches As following Buddhism practice, monks don’t eat after noon time, the only two meals provided at 6:20 and 10:30, for meditation students if you are really can’t endure you can get yogurt or anything fluid at the convenience store (as long as you won’t chew anything). Before each meal, monk or nun will lead everyone to chant and appreciate The teaching is really open and inspiring, as the master/teach never asks you to stop doing anything or points out you are doing anything wrong. They only emphasize that you need to be more mindful and observant of the current moment and take good care of your body and mind - acceptance rather than giving commands to yourself - which I do learnt a lot - as be more aware of what am thinking, how my body/mind feels, no matter it is judging or criticising, not to blame self but to observe and aware with more patience and love The accommodations are very basic (but I think they're clean enough). Each person has their own room and a private toilet/bathroom; you're responsible for cleaning your own room. Toiletries, basic necessities, and snacks can be purchased at the convenience store. You can buy white clothes (from the inside out, as requested) or rent clean clothes At the end of the course, donation is welcomed, amount depends on you It is just a start of the journey, surely I will keep practicing what I’ve learnt here and hope I can be back again soon

followed a 45 day vipassana course. very serious, daily report to Ajhan Supan or teachers. extremely well organised and efficient program throughout.

Beautiful temples perfectly maintained. Serene. Incredible experience staying for 2 weeks to meditate. Thank you for the wisdom:

Best vippassana experience in my life and I have been to 3 different ones in the last 2,5 years. First the level of teachings/ Dhamma talk is 10 out of 10 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Sukito really stands out in comparison to other monks, he sees everyone as equal, very trauma aware facilitator and has a personal and gentle approach to every single person in the group. He made everyone feel SEEN AND HEARD 🙏💚😇. Honestly, Sukito made this place special for me. I don't have this level of trust and reliability with any other monk at Ram Poeng. In fact it was a bit triggering to talk to Thai monks for someone who has trouble listening to authority sometimes. And Sukito has deep understanding compassion and never tries to dominate the room or think of himself more important 🙏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Food and accommodation was great, men and women are separated during food hours and we had chanting before meals which was beautiful 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Encouraged silent retreat and the fact that they take away the phones and encourage 10 hours of mediation with no distractions and Internet was really special. Thank you 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 💚🙏😇

I was left in awe with the environment. Wood's, Lake, serenity. I will come back to read a book in silence. As for the "spiritual" part, I didn't find any. I didn't find anything interesting in those "tunels".

The most beautiful and calming temple I’ve ever been too. Highly recommended.

My favourite temple to visit and meditate in Chiang Mai. I love the fact that I can just park my scooter, walk in and practice my meditation. Just like with physical workout, I like to go somewhere to practice my meditation. The group atmosphere really helps. People there are silently practicing and you feel carried by them all. So when I am in Chiang Mai I visit daily for a few hours.