A Model of Meditation Centers Management in Angtong Province to Enhance The Intellectual Potentials
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This article had 3 objectives, 1) to study the general condition and process of meditation centers management in Angtong Province, and 2) to propose a model of meditation centers management in Angtong Province to enhance the intellectual potentials. The qualitative research collected data from 18 key informants and from 10 participants in focus group discussion. The tools used were interview form and focus group discusion form. Data collection by voice recording and note taking manually. Data were analyzed by a systematic content analysis and descriptive interpretation. The quantitative research collected data by questionnaires from 385 samples. Data were analyses by descriptive statistics: frequency, percentile, mean and standard deviation, S.D.
Findings were as follows: The model of the Place: the facilities in monasteries must be comfortable, tranquil, green and make use of natural materials, quarters, meditation seats and walk paths must be available, well ventilated and appropriate for meditation practice. The resource persons: meditation masters had beautiful manners (Sila) perfect Dhamma attribute (Samadhi), ability to teach and examine the feeling of meditation including solving problems of meditation elutions (Wisdom), The management: applied the new method of management of the meditation practice centers such as the techniques of 4M’s, PDCA, there must have all around planning.
Keywords: meditation centers management, intellectual potentials, meditation centers in Angtong Province
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