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Abstract

 The objectives of this research are: 1) to study the state of problems in organizing activities for mindfulness enhancement of lay-people in Dhamma practice centers in Kanchanaburi province, 2) to study guidelines in organizing activities for mindfulness enhancement of lay-people in Dhamma practice centers in Kanchanaburi province based on the new normal criteria, and 3) to propose the guidelines in organizing activities for mindfulness enhancement of lay-people in Dhamma practice centers in Kanchanaburi province based on the new normal criteria. The mixed research methods were used in the study. The quantitative data were collected by questionnaire from 150 Dhamma practitioners in 10 Dhamma practice centers in Kanchanaburi province. The data were analyzed by mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were collected by in-depth interviews with 5 meditation masters and the interview results were used to support the quantitative results.

The study results were found that:

1. 1. The state of problems in organizing activities for mindfulness enhancement of lay-people in Dhamma practice centers in Kanchanaburi province was at a high level overall. The highest level was on meditation master, followed by activities, instructional media, and measurement and evaluation respectively.
2. 2. The results of organizing activities for mindfulness enhancement of lay-people based on the four principles of Satipatthana are as follows: The meditation masters should have knowledge and understanding in Satipatthana and have ability to transfer their knowledge to practitioners so that they could apply the practice by themselves; the online media should be used in order that the practitioners can access the teachings all the time; the activities should be adjusted and applied to suite the principles of Satipatthana; and the measurement and evaluation should be regularly conducted for continuous improvement.
3. 3. The proposed guidelines in organizing activities for mindfulness enhancement of lay-people in Dhamma practice centers in Kanchanaburi province based on the new normal criteria are to recruit the meditation masters with knowledge in Satipatthana, to cooperate with the Dhamma practice centers nearby, to open online training course, to adjust activities in Dhamma practice suitable to situations of COVID-19, and to set guidelines for meditation masters, both monks and laymen, to follow the Buddhist principles and the new normal criteria.