Phra Bart Memorial

Phra Khru Baitika Dr. Barton Yanathiro (Phra Bart), the main teacher of the Buddhist Meditation Institute (BMI) at Wat Luang Por Sot, died in his sleep on June 22 at 75.There was a brief memorial posted on the website for Wat Luang Por Sot and BMI, which stated that he had died of a blood infection. His funeral was held on June 22-26. I met Phra Bart twice, and I posted about both meetings here and here. He was an extremely joyful man with a passion for teaching meditation to foreigners in Thailand.

A former professor of Sociology and Social Psychology, he became a monk at Wat Luang Por Sot upon retirement at age 67. His role at this temple was to manage the Buddhist Meditation Institute (BMI), for which he had been teaching about six years. He often spoke about how meditation is the best methodology for understanding reality. It is unclear how Wat Luang Por Sot will fill his role at the temple and teaching at BMI. His death is certainly a loss to international meditators, but his life was filled with much teaching and connection through his knowledge and ability to teach meditation.

For further testimonies to Phra Barts impact on foreign meditators and his enthusiasm for teaching meditation, look at his facebook page.Many of his friends and students have written their goodbyes there.



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