Siam Society Lectures

[meadish_sweetball]

Just wanted to ask if anybody has been to the lectures referred to in the calendar below and if so, what they were like? Thinking about attending myself when I go to Bangkok next.

http://thai.calendars.net/sarathi

[taxexile]

i was a member there some years ago , and went to a couple of the lectures they had. i cant open your link so i dont know which subjects you are interested in , but i can recommend the place and especially the library which is well stocked with books on asian culture , history , architecture , literature etc.etc. lots of thai books naturally , some rare tomes are kept behind locked doors too.

the lectures i attended were a little bit "dusty" , but this was a few years ago , they organise good field trips too.

it's an oasis of calm at the hectic asoke/sukhumvit junction.

i would recommend this institute to anybody who has a serious interest in asian and thai culture , and / or a hunger for a library stuffed with academic literature.

[bangkapiboy]

I'm a big fan of the 150B lectures at Siam Society. But you really need to pay attention to the subject before deciding to go. Two out of the 3 lectures I attended were very interesting and worth my time. One I had to walk out of, since it was so amazingly boring.

[meadish_sweetball]

Thanks for the info both of you - sounds quite promising, I will definitely try it out.

What about the meditation talks mentioned? Has anyone gone to them? Always been interested in learning, but never got around to it.

[seonai]

The meditation talks are good too Meadish. Also you can do this at Wat Mahatat - just down from Thamasat University on the riverside. You find Section 5 and get the details in there. Monks on the door speak English.

[meadish_sweetball]

Cheers Seonai.