text: Do good and be good not to do any evil to cultivate good to purify ones mind this is the teaching of the Buddhas CMM websitennChaiya Meditation Monastery hosts a monthly food fair that many attend for the inexpensive tasty Thai food with proceeds going towards paying the monasterys mortgage I have been to the food fair several times but never really looked around the monastery grounds until this month Visitors are welcome to cross the colorful bridge and explore the outdoor meditation area that is obviously welltended to by the monks and nuns who reside at the monastery At the time I walked through it was only myself and one of the monks was there doing a little gardening It is not a very large area but it does have several beautiful Buddhist statues a pavilion a golden tower and sidewalks that visitors can walk along to see this intimate place of worship According to the website the monastery offers daily meditation classes that are open to the public one from amam and another from pm For more info go to wwwchaiyacmmorgnIm definitely not an expert on Buddhism but from what I have seen of the monastery it is obvious that the goal of providing a tranquil space for meditation and some peace for those of any religion or no religion at all has been met by Chaiya