WHAT IS THE MEANING OF MEDITATION?
WHY DO WE MEDITATE?
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND ULTIMATE TRUTH
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRACTICING VIPASSANA MEDITATION?
WALKING MEDITATION DEMONSTRATION
SITTING MEDITATION INSTRUCTION
MEDITATION PRACTICE
THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS
THE EIGHT FOLD PATH
THE MIDDLE WAY
HOW TO APPLY MINDFULNESS IN YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES
ACHAN SOBIN S. NAMTO

Achan Sobin S. Namto was born in Thailand in 1931.  He has spend more than 45 years teaching insight meditation, Buddhism and Abhidhamma.  He was a monk for 32 years.  For several years he lived as a wandering forest  monk and entered long periods of intensive solitary practice.
Achan Sobin had many teachers.  His principal teacher  was Chao Khun Bhavanabhirama Thera who introduced him to a meticulous step by step method for developing mindfulness.  At age 24,  Achan Sobin became a recognized teacher of Vipassana meditation and Abhidhamma and taught for many years at Wat Maha Dhatu monastery and other centers in Thailand,  establishing meditation centers in southern Thailand, where meditators may participate in training courses of various durations.
In 1972,  the Most Venerable Phra Dhammakosacharn, who later became PhraBiImoldhamma, was the Chief of the First Buddhist Mission Division of the Buddhist Missionary Department of Thailand,  with the approval of the Thai Sangha Council  selected Achan Sobin and other four monks to establish the first Thai Temple in the United States,  in North Hollywood, California.  Maha Sobin was appointed the first Abbot of this Temple.  The Thai Sangha, sensing the growing interest in Buddhism and meditation in America, confirmed his appointment as a highly competent monk in both knowledge and ability to effectively represent Buddha-Dhamma in America .
In 1976,  Achan Sobin founded the Thai temple, Wat Buddha Wararam of Denver, Colorado where people could practice Vipasanna meditation.

In 1980, Achan Sobin decided to disrobe as a Thai Buddhist monk to become more familiar with American culture and to assist with his meditation teachings in the West.  In 1986,  Achan Sobin also established the Vipassana Dhura Meditation Society in San Bernardino, one hour east of Los Angeles, as a retreat center to practice  Vipassana meditation.  In 1993, Achan Sobin founded the Nibbana Foundation in Mexico City, Mexico to further train teachers in Vipassana meditation, continue the practice, and to translate the teachings into the Spanish language.

In 1990 he was awarded a certificate of appreciation from the Major of Los Angeles. His other honors include a Dhammacakka award from the King of Thailand in 1995, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions towards the spreading of Buddhist Dhamma abroad.  In 1997, a recognition for his work from the Mahachulalongkorn University of  Bangkok.

Achan’s close students describe him as the compassionate and wise Dhamma friend who shares knowledge with them.

Achan Sobin currently resides and teaches at the Vipassana Dhura Meditation Society in Denver, Colorado, but travels across the world where he hopes to contribute his skills and energies towards the further development of Insight meditation.
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For questions or further information pertaining to the practice, training courses or to receive Achan Sobin’s monthly newsletter, please contact the
Vipassana Dhura Meditation Society or The Fundación Nibbäna-Mexico.

WAT BUDDHA WARARAM OF DENVER
 E. Lee Hamby
1228 Jersey Street
Denver, Colorado 80220
Amatadhamma@earthlink.net.

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