text: \"Do good and be good; not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one's mind- this is the teaching of the Buddhas.\" -CMM website\n\nChaiya Meditation Monastery hosts a monthly food fair that many attend for the inexpensive, tasty Thai food, with proceeds going towards paying the monastery's mortgage.  I've 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 well-tended 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's 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 9:00am-10:00am and another from 5:00-6:00pm.  For more info, go to www.chaiyacmm.org.\nI'm definitely not an expert on Buddhism, but from what I've seen of the monastery, it's 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.