May I speak about myself? I don't know if I'll answer your question, but this thread touches a lot of what I've gone through. I've also been involved in both zen and theravada traditions but never have felt torn. This is because when I studied zen it was zen and when I turned to theravada it was the...

Ajahn, Acharn, Ajaan, Ajarn, Achaan... it is just a convention really and the Thais have several other terms for more senior (teaching) monks. But in the Western Ajahn Chah community, this term is used for monks and nuns who have 10+ Rains (vassa) or years behind them. Thank you for the replay. I a...

Thank you all for the welcome.

Kåre, do you speak English?

Hello, my name is David. I live in Denmark. I've been practising meditation since 1995, 3 years theravada (very close to Thanissaro Bhikkhu) and now I'm digging into chan/zen.

Thank you for this place.

I will surely come to ask questions.

Best wishes,

I've got a few questions about being a teacher and teaching in the theravada tradition. My questions come up in connection with the posture of other traditions toward this matter but I would like to know how this is seen here without comparing. when is a bhikkhu called ajahn? when does she/he begin ...