Historical Development To Present
Phramongkolthepmuni devoted his time from 1916-1959 to teaching Dhammakaya meditation. He ran a meditation workshop (rong ngan tahm vijja) from 1935-1959 which was reserved for gifted meditators able to perform Dhammakaya meditation on the Vipassana level - to meditate as a team in shifts, twenty-four hours-a-day, with the brief to use the meditation to research the underlying nature of reality. Since 1959, Dhammakaya meditation has been taught by Phramongkolthepmuni's disciples at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Wat Luang Por Sod Dhammakayarama, Amphoe Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi Province and Wat Rajorasaram, Bang Khun Thian, Thon Buri (district). Of these, Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Wat Luang Por Sod Dhammakayarama have published instructive books on Dhammakaya meditation in English and offer training retreats for the public. Instruction and the documentary programme 'Meditation for all' based on Dhammakaya meditation are broadcast by the satellite channel DMC.TV. Dhammakaya meditation is also featured on the in-flight relaxation channel of Thai Airways in English and Thai.
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