| | Hi Steve,
I'm heading to MBMC in two weeks and if things go well I'm planning on staying several months. I have emailed back and forth with the center and they currently have Sayadaw Pannananda as the teacher. I didn't ask how long he will be there for though. The contact Linda (lindatoh2001@yahoo.com) has been good at getting back with me so maybe email her with the dates you are looking at if your still interested in heading over there and ask her if there will be a Sayadaw available.
As far as other centers I've heard of one other near Penang called the Buddhist Hermitage Lunas. Otherwise if health is a concern It may be tough to find a center in the Mahasi style. Thailand has good sanitation from what Ive heard but I haven't heard of any Mahasi syle centers.
I hope your retreat went well and maybe I'll see you over there
Take care,
Josh |