Buddhism in Phuket

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Greetings,

Well, it's only a fortnight until I go... any last minute hot tips?

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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,

Well, it's only a fortnight until I go... any last minute hot tips?

Metta,
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99.9% of every Thai's agenda is to separate you from your dough
I've lived here since 2000 and I'm afraid to say that that's seriously off the mark. Even in the tourist zones it's not true and it's certainly not true of the country as a whole. And in the case of the former, since the sole purpose of a tourist resort is to make and spend money, it seems a bit odd to go there and then complain about people doing exactly that.
I find Pattaya much worse than Phuket
Not exactly a ringing endorsement!
Well, it's only a fortnight until I go... any last minute hot tips?
Keep an eye on the news. The usual suspects are stirring up trouble against the government which may or (much more likely) may not develop into something more serious - if it does it might disrupt your travel plans a bit.
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Wat Tham Seua may be a possible day trip (Krabi province). Never been there myself but the name catches the imagination.
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Retro,

How did it go in the end?

Graham
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,

I'll be in Phuket late June / early July for a week or two.

Does anyone know of any good Theravada wats etc. worth visiting while there?

Anything else of any Dhammic significance?

(Fingers crossed the next Thai trip will be to Bangkok, Chiang-Mai etc... nonetheless, with a son who will be 8 y.o. at the time, it's probably going to be a good soft introduction to the Thai culture, whereas some places I'd like to go to might have been a bit more challenging)

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Greetings Graeme,

This time next week I'll be in the sky, somewhere over Asia.

Not there yet (even if part of my mind is!)

8-)

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In case u see an Ajahn Chah amulet...get me one :lol:
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Greetings,
plwk wrote:In case u see an Ajahn Chah amulet...get me one :lol:
I didn't know such things existed. :D

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Hi Retro,
Are you catching up with Ven Appichatto, Ven Dhammanando or any other Dhamma Wheelers while you're in Thailand?
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Greetings Ben,
Ben wrote:Are you catching up with Ven Appichatto, Ven Dhammanando or any other Dhamma Wheelers while you're in Thailand?
Ven. Dhammanando is in retreat, and I am hoping to see Ven Appicchato but it depends on logistics. Unfortunately, Phuket is a fair way south.

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Hi Retro.
I was on Phuket last month and hated it. If you are looking for a family vacation, I'd go somewhere else.
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Greetings,
alan wrote:I was on Phuket last month and hated it. If you are looking for a family vacation, I'd go somewhere else.
Too late now! :lol:

If nothing else, I'll enjoy the heat and time away from work. 8-)

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Hi Retro,
You've probably heard on the news: http://www.theage.com.au/world/australi ... 20p5f.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
In the words of John Howard: "be alert, but not alarmed"
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OK, since we have now gone onto this track, you should also be aware of this.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2012 ... 92226.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Beware the Krabi patty!
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road

Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725

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