Japanese Meditation Village at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Gunma, Japan, arranged the Weekend Meditation Retreat for Locals during October 23-25, 2015 (3 days and 2 nights) during which six meditation sessions were organized.
On the morning of Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 the venerable monks from the Dhammakaya Meditation Center Scotland received alms from Thais and locals in the city of Helensburg, where this meditation center is located.
Meditation Center of Chicago arranged a special meditation for locals in the One Day Meditation Retreat Project on Saturday July 30, 2016. There were over 50 participants and Ven Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro was the teaching monk.
On last July 10th-12th, 2015, Wat Phra Dhammakaya London organized a 3-day meditation retreat for locals, which was well participated by 17 local people. The retreat included meditation, Dhamma sermons, Dhamma talk and Q&A sessions about meditation.
Dharmasthali Meditation Center, Nepal, organized daily meditation session for local Napaleses, led by Bodhisattva children who carried out the duty of a good friend
On 13 September 2015, Venerable Sander Khemadhammo and Vennerable Ruben from Wat Phra Dhammakaya Belgium were invited to the Yearly Celebration of Buddhism in Belgium at the Tibetan Institute in Yeunten Ling, Huy City.
On July 20, 2016, a reporter from a local newspaper in Scotland, Mr. Craig Borland, came to interview the Ven. monk at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Scotland, Ven. Phramaha Amaro.
On July 19, 2015, 24 Branches of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Europe organized a mass ordination for European Dhammadayada for the third time. Hence, each of the European Branches invited the locals to participate in this program in which there were 35 ordinands from 7 countries and 12 citizenships.
Venerable Phrakhrusamu Sanitwong Wuttiwangso, director of Communication Department and assistant abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya stated that on occasion of “Coronation Day”, Wat Phra Dhammakaya Tochigi collaborated with Dhammakaya International Meditation Center Tochigi to organize an ordination ceremony and a laywomen/laymen training program for the Japanese locals in order to spread the Buddha’s teachings sustainably for the public.
On Sunday July 23rd, 2016 the Japanese Meditation Center in Tokyo, Japan hosted a meditation-for-beginner course. The event was scheduled for two timeslots: one in mid-afternoon and in the late evening.
