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Meeting #12 28 February 2010 Today, a meeting has been planned for all of the people, and the monks, who are the organizers of the Peace Revolution and the monks who run the Middle Way Retreats. The Peace Revolution, as I have said previously, is primarily for young adults, aged 18 to 30, and is an on-line self-development program along with a meditation program, to encourage young people to improve their lives. They have just completed a two-week conference that brought about 35 people together from around the world. After participating in the Conference in 2009, I decided not to do it again this year due to all the other projects I was working on with the Wat. The Middle Way Retreats are actually for people of any age and they are organized to help people learn about the Dhammakaya Meditation Technique. There are several retreat centers used for this program that are located north of Chiang Mai – they include, in fact, some of the most beautiful places that I can ever remember visiting. The retreats are pretty much free to anyone who wants to take them: Well, about $100 US for transportation from Bangkok and the cost of food that is consumed while they are on retreat. The retreats run for one week, and the Wat organizes them once a month. Additionally, many of the monks travel around the world teaching the meditation technique, and they are all part of the Middle Way Team. So ... we are all gathered together for this mega-meeting. There are 14 monks and 3 women – one woman from the Peace Revolution, one from Middle Way, and me. Three of the monks are with the Peace Revolution, and 11 are working either for Middle Way in Thailand, or for other centers around the world. The monks are seated in a curved semi-circle in front of Luang Por’s desk, and the two women and I are seated to the side closest to his left hand. Since it will all be spoken in Thai, I have decided to use my “channeling” technique, and channel Luang Por. (Ok. To be fair, I just sit and listen and try to figure out what he is saying.) I will then compare my notes with LP Josh, to see how accurate I am! This would be kind of fun, actually, if it were not so intense. Luang Por is super serious when he walks in. Here is why: For the past 40 years, Luang Por has dedicated his life to studying and sharing the Dhammakaya Meditation Technique. Currently, there are many centers worldwide, yet these centers were founded