Wat Greensboro Cambdian Buddhist Center, Located in Greensboro, NC offers retreats and weekly instruction on meditation and freedom from stress and all the ills of the world. The method offered here is the same as that offered at Wat Suan Mokkh, Thailand and is the primary one taught by the Buddha 2500 years ago.

Wat Greensboro, under the direction of Maha Somsak Sambimb is opening the Wat from its more traditional duties and services to the Cambodian community to allow Western men to ordain as Bhikkhus and receive training in the United states of the Buddha's methods of training monks, specifically the Anapanasati method of mental development that leads first to a mind free from hindrances and eventually freedom from all stress and suffering, free from feelings and perceptions that block the way to a happy life.

Also there are free periodic week long retreats offered to give an in-depth experience of the mental training.


All who are interested in this mission of training monks and nuns or interested in the training process or the meditation practices of Anapanasati-Satipatthana, please join.


This forum is open to all who wish to discuss the benefits of Anapanasati that leads to peace,loving kindness and wisdom. Certinally the Holy life is not just for men at all. WatGreensboro@yahoogrops.com is for all who are interested in following the teachings of the Buddha and applying them to the everyday life to the highest degree possible, frm the beginner, to the five preceptor, the eight preceptor, the ten preceptor, Novis ordination, Full ordination and even to the final goal, there are both men and women in the holy life. Please join, you will feel welcomed.


Keywords: Buddha Buddhism Buddhist Dharma Dhamma Bhikkhu Pali Sangha inter monk nun Bhikkhu Buddhadasa Bhikkhuni khmer vipassana goenka insight meditation mindfulness