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Journey # 95 Albania

Journey # 95 Albania

Thursday, February 6, 2020

In December 2019, I visited Albania to organize a series of mindfulness and meditation for psychologists in Tirana. The program is called the inner life, which is organized by an acclaimed psychologist Fleura Shkembi, endorsed by the Albanian Order of Psychologists in Tirana. The training went for 2 days with 4 meditation sessions. Who would have known that this is going to be my last international trip before a hiatus for several years.

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Journey #94 – Latvia

Journey #94 – Latvia

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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Journey #93 – Rwanda

Journey #93 – Rwanda

Sunday, November 10, 2019

My visit to Rwanda is for two purposes. The first is to join an Amandla African Youth Fellowship from October 16-18, 2019. The second is to guide meditation in various PIPO sessions in Kigali as well as other cities.

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Journey #87 – Ireland

Journey #87 – Ireland

Saturday, June 8, 2019

After finishing the sessions in Iceland, I went to Republic of Ireland to teach meditation in several places.

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Journey #84 – Latvia

Journey #84 – Latvia

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

My thrid time in Latvia.

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Journey #82 – Ireland

Journey #82 – Ireland

Thursday, November 15, 2018

My first visit to the republic of Ireland

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Journey #81 – Austria

Journey #81 – Austria

Sunday, November 4, 2018

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Journey #80 – Slovakia

Journey #80 – Slovakia

Thursday, November 1, 2018

A short recap of my meditation sessions in Slovakia during 25-30 November 2018 in 7 cities with over 600 people

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Journey #79 – Kenya

Journey #79 – Kenya

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

A new chapter of mindfulness and meditation activites in Kenya with diverse groups of poeple: artists, university students, yoga practioners, business people, and peace activists. There are some old venues I visited before as well as some new places. I also went to give an interview in a TV program. It's amazing to see all of these squeezed into the five-day period, well tiring but memorable.

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Journey #73 – Latvia

Journey #73 – Latvia

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

My second time in Latvia.

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Journey #75 – The Digital Freedom Festival

Journey #75 – The Digital Freedom Festival

Saturday, November 25, 2017

This is my first time to participate in the Digital Freedom Festival DFF in Latvia.

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Journey #74 – Switzerland

Journey #74 – Switzerland

Friday, November 24, 2017

I once visited Switzerland about 12 years ago as a traveller and would never imagine that one day I could come back again as a monk.

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Journey #73 – Latvia

Journey #73 – Latvia

Friday, November 10, 2017

My second time in Latvia.

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Journey #72 – Germany

Journey #72 – Germany

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

This time in Germamy I visited Cleve, North Rhine-Westphalia and Cologne.

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Journey #71 – The Netherlands

Journey #71 – The Netherlands

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

My first mindfulness and meditation experiernce in the Netherlands

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Journey #70 – Belgium

Journey #70 – Belgium

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

In Belgium, I had sessions in Leuven, Gent and Brussels.

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Amazing recap of so many people meditating around the world

Amazing recap of so many people meditating around the world

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

This video has real footages of people from different countries learning and trying meditation. Many of them did it for the first time in their life. It’s a clear evidence that meditation is really for all – regardless of race, nationality or creed. Hopefully, when more and more people meditate, this world is going to become a more peaceful place to live in.

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Journey #66 – Benin

Journey #66 – Benin

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

I traveled to Benin to facilitate a series of meditation sessions in Porto-Novo, Cotonou, Calavi, and Adjarra. With the total number of 610 participants, the trip was a fun experience with a little of unexpected surprise. But everything has ended well.

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Journey #65 – Gambia

Journey #65 – Gambia

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Gambia is known as the smiling coast of Africa. Yeah, that can be true. A lot of people were smiling and I can see that from Sunkung Danso who hosted me during this visit. We went to several cities hosting a few meditation sessions. I took me some effort because Gambian people have never heard about meditation before. Some were reluctant to do it. However, many people tried and loved it and I had several beautiful memories from my stay there.

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Journey #64 – El Salvador

Journey #64 – El Salvador

Friday, April 28, 2017

The first session was in Instituto Tecnologico Centro Americano (ITCA) in Santa Tecla. There were 288 vocational education students that will learn meditate for the first time. But the institute prepared them asking them to draw pictures about meditation and inner peace. I guided meditation for 30 minutes. And for those who meditated, it didn’t feel like half an hour. They were a bit shy in sharing their experience but some mentioned that they didn’t feel the awareness of the body and didn’t hear the voice at some point but still being able to maintain concentration the whole time. Some asked question about the sleepy mind, how to use meditation to help improve their sleep and sleep a bit less, how to know when you need to clean the mind once it got contaminated a lot.

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Journey #62 – Guatemala

Journey #62 – Guatemala

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

My second visit to Guatemala took me to several cities such as Antigua and Tecpan where I had a nice stay in a ranch and facilitated a meditation retreat there for three days. In addition to humans whom I guided meditation for, it was my first time to stay in a ranch seeing all those cattle and horses really up close.

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Journey #63 – Honduras

Journey #63 – Honduras

Thursday, April 20, 2017

I visited Honduras for the first time and organized 16 meditation sessions for 787 people. I stayed in Yogas Garden, which is less than an hour drive from Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. It is more than satisfactory to see more responses from people, organizations and the media. This visit was longer than the previous meditation events in Honduras and it allows sharing with different publics that had not been reached before. People were so interested and keep to come back session after session. Many found the charm of meditation and will establish this inner peace time habit as a part of their lives.

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Journey #61 – Costa Rica

Journey #61 – Costa Rica

Saturday, April 8, 2017

This was the second visit to Costa Rica. I met many people during the first visit so the second time made me feel like going back home and seeing my friends and familiar faces.

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Journey #60 – Tunisia

Journey #60 – Tunisia

Friday, March 31, 2017

It was a very short trip with a lot of flights and delays. But every minute spent in Tunisia was worthwhile. MENA Salam 4 was conducted here in the hometown of the MENA princess Aya Chebbi. It was my first time to spend the whole night laying over at an airport alone when a flight I was supposed to take was cancelled. I can never forget it.

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Journey #59 – Armenia

Journey #59 – Armenia

Saturday, March 25, 2017

The first mindfulness and meditation tour in Armenia.

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Journey #58 – Georgia

Journey #58 – Georgia

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

I have returned again to [International Scout Centre Rustavi ISCS](https://iscr.ge/) in Georgia to conduct the 3rd BRIDGE fellowship, which targets people from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia who are interested in learning and exploring self-reflection as primary means to create real world change. With about 30 participants from 13 countries who came together to empower themselves with the practice of mindfulness and meditation. In addition, I went to teach at several meditation sessions in Tbilisi as well

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Journey #57 – Albania

Journey #57 – Albania

Monday, December 19, 2016

Tirana, Albania is where Peace Revolution selects to host the first South Eastern Europe (SEE) Peace Summit. With the help of Fleura and her team, the summit began and ended beautifully. There were also a lot of interests from the media and meditation has become a talk-of-the-town subject overnight.

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Journey #56 – Latvia

Journey #56 – Latvia

Sunday, December 11, 2016

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Journey #55 – Singapore

Journey #55 – Singapore

Saturday, October 29, 2016

I went to conduct a meditation session "Mindful Lunchtime Refresher" in Li Ka Shing Library, Learning Lab, Singapore Management University (SMU) by an invitation by Professor William TOV. I presented how a secular mindfulness and meditation approach give benefits to the entire SMU community (faculty, staff, students) and guided a short meditation session.

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Journey #54 – Poland

Journey #54 – Poland

Thursday, June 2, 2016

It’s my second visit in Poland. Last time, it was during the first Peace On Demand in Europe. This year my visit came unexpected because I suppose to go back from Turkey to Thailand but because an immediate unavailability of LP Pasura, I had to cover this journey on his behalf. And finally, it is going to be the last mission of the 107-day expedition in the first part of 2016.

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Journey #52 – England

Journey #52 – England

Thursday, May 26, 2016

This visit to England is to patch my available gaps between the previous event in Costa Rica and the next one in Turkey. I did not imagine myself teaching anyone when I arrived. However, I ended up teaching three sessions in a Dhammakaya center in Woking, one in Richmond and the last one with a group of Alejandra's friend.

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Journey #51 – Costa Rica

Journey #51 – Costa Rica

Sunday, May 22, 2016

My first visit to Costa Rica became both quality sightseeing trip and happy meditation sessions. I've met new friends and received very warm and loving hospitality, which will remain for the years to come.

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Journey #50 – Saint Lucia

Journey #50 – Saint Lucia

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Saint Lucia is the most distant place I have ever been in the planet. It was so far to travel to. If I count the number of flights from Thailand, that will be equivalent to almost ten flights. There, I'm still happy to be able to conduct some meditation sessions and got some people meditate.

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Journey #49 – Dominican Republic

Journey #49 – Dominican Republic

Thursday, May 12, 2016

My visit to Dominican Republic was supposed to be easy and painless because everything was well-arranged by the host. However, something unexpected happened on the second day and put me in an adventure that I could never forget about it.

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Journey #48 – Haiti

Journey #48 – Haiti

Monday, May 9, 2016

I was invited by United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti MINUSTAH to facilitate a meditation workshop and a weekend meditation retreat for UN agencies there.

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Journey #47 – Jamaica

Journey #47 – Jamaica

Monday, May 2, 2016

The trip to Jamaica was not only for a GPM training but also additional PIPO sessions.

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Journey #46 – Denmark

Journey #46 – Denmark

Thursday, April 14, 2016

In April 2016, I visited Denmark for teaching fundamental knowledge of meditation and Buddhism in Korsør temple for three days.

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Journey #43 – Malawi

Journey #43 – Malawi

Sunday, March 27, 2016

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Journey #42 – Cameroon

Journey #42 – Cameroon

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

The Central & Western African Peace Fellowship in Cameroon

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Journey #41 – Georgia

Journey #41 – Georgia

Monday, March 14, 2016

This is the second BRIDGE fellowship in Rustavi, Georgia, which is about 25 kilometers from the capital Tbilisi.

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Journey #40 – Italy

Journey #40 – Italy

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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Journey #39 – Australia

Journey #39 – Australia

Monday, February 29, 2016

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Journey #38 – Spain

Journey #38 – Spain

Saturday, December 5, 2015

This is my second time in Spain. This time everything happened in Barcelona and all the meditation sessions were very cool.

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Journey #37 – Perú

Journey #37 – Perú

Monday, October 5, 2015

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Journey #36 – Ecuador

Journey #36 – Ecuador

Saturday, September 26, 2015

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Journey #30 – Russia

Journey #30 – Russia

Friday, May 1, 2015

I visited Ekaterinburg and Moscow for the PIPO in Russia.

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Journey #28 – Turkey

Journey #28 – Turkey

Saturday, March 21, 2015

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Journey #27 – Kenya

Journey #27 – Kenya

Saturday, January 24, 2015

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Journey #26 – Spain

Journey #26 – Spain

Monday, November 24, 2014

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Journey #25 – Peru

Journey #25 – Peru

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

It´s been the 4th time so far that I have visited Peru. There is a very strong, organized, committed team of volunteers, never failing to promote Inner Peace through meditation and relaxation. This time I met 760 people and many of them have meditated with me since my earlier visits.

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Journey #24 – Lithuania

Journey #24 – Lithuania

Saturday, October 11, 2014

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Journey #21 – Uganda

Journey #21 – Uganda

Monday, April 28, 2014

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Journey #20 – Germany

Journey #20 – Germany

Sunday, April 20, 2014

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Journey #19 – Bulgaria

Journey #19 – Bulgaria

Saturday, April 12, 2014

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Journey #18 – Bolivia

Journey #18 – Bolivia

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The second visit to Bolivia.

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Journey #17 – Colombia

Journey #17 – Colombia

Monday, November 18, 2013

In 2013, I returned to Colombia not only for ordinary PIPO sessions but also for a weekend retreat for 30 participants.

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Journey #16 – Mexico

Journey #16 – Mexico

Monday, November 11, 2013

The return to Mexico this time I went up North to Saltillo, Monterrey and Puebla. It's interesting to see how different Mexico has in different regions. The number of participants I taught this time is over 1,500 people.

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Journey #15 – Argentina

Journey #15 – Argentina

Sunday, September 15, 2013

I also visited Argentina during my lent stay in Peru. We went to Buenos Aires, La Plata and Rosario for organizing the first Peace On Demand even there.

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Journey #14 – Chile

Journey #14 – Chile

Sunday, August 4, 2013

In Chile, we had sessions in three universities as well as a retreat.

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Journey #13 – Peru

Journey #13 – Peru

Saturday, August 3, 2013

This is my 3rd visit to Peru and the longest journey so far. I spent about 3 months staying there, learning Spanish, teaching in the Latin America fellowship as well as in a pilot "La Casa de Peace Revolution" in Lima

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Journey #12 – Poland

Journey #12 – Poland

Monday, June 10, 2013

The first Peace On Demand (PIPO) in Europe was organized by a Peace Agent from Poland, Weronika. We had sessions in Warsaw, Wrocław and Jelenia Góra.

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Journey #11 – Nepal

Journey #11 – Nepal

Sunday, December 2, 2012

I visited Nepal to organize a meditation retreat for Mr. Nirvana of the CG group in November 2012. At the place, I also had a chance to meditate under the same big bodhi tree that appears in the little Buddha film.

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Journey #10 – Mexico

Journey #10 – Mexico

Sunday, November 18, 2012

It's my first time to visit the central part of America and the beautiful Caribbean. We were in different cities: Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and the Mexico City. We organized a three-day retreat as well.

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Journey #9 – Brazil

Journey #9 – Brazil

Friday, June 8, 2012

We finish the South America tour in 2012 with three cities, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. It was a great success of sharing inner peace through the practice of meditation with a lot of people. Look at the smile on their faces!

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Journey #8 – Peru

Journey #8 – Peru

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

After leaving Colombia, I returned to Peru for the second time. Peace Agent Gaby was not there because she went to continue her study but there we had David and Diana who pulled the strings and made all the beautiful mediation sessions together. It was a mission possible that happened in a week.

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Journey #7 – Colombia

Journey #7 – Colombia

Friday, May 18, 2012

During the first Peace Revolution Change the World Tour in South America, we also visited Bogota, Colombia.

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Journey #6 – Bolivia

Journey #6 – Bolivia

Monday, May 14, 2012

Bolivia was the second country I visited in South America. But at 4,000 meters above the sea level, I suffered from altitude sickness in La Paz where meditation sessions in universities were organized. We also went to Cochabamba for a meditation retreat.

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Journey #5 – The Philippines

Journey #5 – The Philippines

Sunday, October 30, 2011

I visited Lanao del Norte in Mindanao, the Philippines for the 7th Peace Village organized by the ministry of education in October 2011.

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Journey #4 – Peru

Journey #4 – Peru

Saturday, May 28, 2011

My third journey was to visit Peru for the first time. It was a very long travel. I stayed there for two weeks and facilitated meditation workshops for about 700 people.

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Journey #3 – Belgium

Journey #3 – Belgium

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Meditation can be a free medicine that cures different problems. One of them is insomnia.

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Journey #2 – Jordan

Journey #2 – Jordan

Sunday, January 2, 2011

I was about to fly back to Thailand but I got an invitation from the Thai embassy in Amman for the 2011 new year blessing.

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Journey #1 - Egypt

Journey #1 - Egypt

Friday, December 31, 2010

Egypt was my first journey as a Buddhist monk to spread the knowledge of meditation practice. A three-day mindfulness and meditation retreat was organized in a Yoga studio Alexandria, Egypt.

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