The purposes of the research entitled “A study of achievement of the teaching methods of the meditative teachers in order to apply for the daily life of Will-power Institute in Mahathat Temple, Muang District, Nakonphanom Province” were: 1) to  study the  teaching principles related to the meditative training  in Theravada Buddhism 2) to study the methods to teach the meditation of the Will-Power Institute in Mahathat Temple, Muang District, Nakonphanom Province and 3) to study the achievement of the teaching methods of the meditative teachers of the Will-Power Institute in Mahathat temple, Muang District, Nakonphanom Province. This study was the qualitative research. The data collection was done from the Buddhist scriptures, related documents and the in-dept interview by interviewing the key informants, that is, the meditative teachers and the students who teach the meditation in the Will-Power institute in Mahathat Temple, Muang District, Nakophanom Province and to report the results of the research by the descriptive analysis.

      The results of the research were found that to practice the meditation is to search for the way or the causes of the facts, enlightenment, self-discipline and spiritual development with the meditative methods. Beside this, to make us happiness, and the deep mental peace, the meditation protects us from the bad feelings or unwholesome that occurs in our minds as well.

      For the achievement in the aspect of teaching, it was found that the meditative curriculums are taught in the teaching system, that is, to study in accordance with the guideline of Ajahn Viriyang Siridharo by using three books both theory and practice. The first volume is to lay out the meditative foundation. The second volume is the contents related to the meditation and absorption. The third volume is the comparativeness between the Insight Meditation and Tranquility development. Beside the theoretical learning, there is still the field practice by walking for Austere Practice at the Intanon Peak in Chiangmai Province until finishing the curriculum and using the time for 6 months, studying only in Saturday and Sunday from 08.00 – 16.30 hrs. The achievement is satisfactory.

      The achievement of the teaching methods of the meditative instructors of the Institute was found that the teaching methods are the highest achievement. It makes change of the behaviors in various aspects ,the is, the aspect of mentality, physicality, family, economy, and society. It can be seen that after learning meditation, it make more mind purity, calm, coldness, free from trouble, solf, easiness, memory, thought in the wholesome, endurance for situations and reduction of the hatred etc. the objectives of practicing the meditation are to create the will-power that is the purpose of practicing meditation. Everybody has the will-power, the work will be completed. If without the will-power, ones will not face the successfulness and if they are in the great deal of lacks, they will have the nerve diseases. The ways of teaching of Ajarhn Viriyang are assigned into 12 items, that is, 1) to be comfortable sleep, 2) to get rid of sickness, 3) to make the brain clear and to create the wisdom, 4) to make the carefulness, 5) to destroy the evil,6) to reduce the seriousness, 7) to have the special happiness, 8) to make the mind soft, 9) to return to do good, 10) in the time of dying, ones will face the goodness, 11) to practice the perfect development and 12) to be the wholesome. So many benefits of meditation can be received and they will give the benefits to the society absolutely.

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