Vipassana Thai-Eng

Phra Brahmapundit 7 25
Sometimes, there is the language difficulty, but chanting in
Pāli, chanting along with the monks, will not be too much for
them. This is a successful and powerful method introduced by
the Japanese, and now it is affecting the traditional Thai lay
people in Thailand. Even the National Bureau of Buddhism
wants to introduce this method. Why not do this in America,
too, as a part of samatha practice? Do not think it is not a
Buddhist methodology. It is Buddhist.
Regarding the practice of meditation in Hinduism, one of
the most popular teachers in India moved to Oregon. I mean
Phra Bhagwan Rajneesh. He is very popular in India. So
much so that he could not live in India because of the effect
he had on the way of life of conservative people. Rajneesh
himself moved to Oregon. When he was in India, I went to
observe him. What kind of meditation did he teach to the
masses? He used music. He requested practitioners to sit in
the meditation posture and turn on music. In the Thai culture
it is very similar to a traditional song like “The bat eats bananas”
(“ค้างคาวกินกล้วย”). Now you know very well. You focus
on an Indian traditional song. In our culture Thai music uses