Hi everyone, just curious if anyone recommends any type of teacher training program, perhaps online or in person, and something specifically rooted in the teachings of the Buddha and from the Theravada perspective. Actually practice sīla, samādhi, and paññā. Does your comment suggest there is no ne...

Abhayagiri has taught a couple of lay people who undertook the 8 precepts and stayed at the monastery for a substantial period. I know they used to have a program but I doubt it is active at this time with Covid. Like you said, most teaching programs for lay people are problematic. That’s interesti...

Hi everyone, just curious if anyone recommends any type of teacher training program, perhaps online or in person, and something specifically rooted in the teachings of the Buddha and from the Theravada perspective. It could be just simply a good mindfulness teacher training course or something more ...

Just wanted to share a little of my experiences in forest monasteries in Thailand. Especially in monasteries where the head monk is highly respected, I’ve noticed a tendency for monks and lay people to justify many things in the spirit of service. For example, the monastery driver might drive really...

Forgive me but I have to ask... Have you enjoyed being able to watch the telly again? No, all the things I missed about lay-life seem to be not as good as I remembered them to be, when I was a monk. I should write about this actually, an update now that I've been back in the worldly world for 3 mon...

Not sure how helpful this is but personally I wouldn’t take the “requirements” as being written in stone. If you send them an email, they will most likely stick to the official policy, but if you show up, get to know them and prove yourself to them, I feel there is a pretty good chance they would ma...

Not sure, but maybe how important or influential they are is a better question? Especially in modern times, and in Theravada, perhaps Ajahn Mun would be a good candidate. Ajahn Chah too since he really helped to spread the tradition around the world, but since he considered Ajahn Mun as his teacher,...

The Amaravati website has their chanting books for download, which are very nice:

https://www.amaravati.org/book-authors/ ... angha/[url][/url]

Hello friends, I might be in Chiang Mai (and environs) for a week in 2019. What Buddhist places do you recommend I visit in that area? When do you think is the best time of the year to visit? Many thanks, Nicolas Hi Nicolas, since it’s still early in 2019 I’m guessing you haven’t gone to CM yet? Ma...

Nice list, and interesting discussion topic. Personally I would love to see the “Global Vipassana Pagoda” in Mumbai taken off the list in favor of something older. It’s built next to an amusement park and the design is just a copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. When I arrived, I instantly felt t...

retrofuturist wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:06 am Greetings,

Dali348 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:54 pm Hi everyone, this is my first post ...

I don't have much to add to the topic in question, other than to say welcome to Dhamma Wheel.



Metta,
Paul.

Thanks Paul, it's good to be here!

Sounds like a good opportunity to step up into the role of Dhamma leadership, perhaps not making any great claims about being a teacher, but just in a humble way of starting a weekly meditation group, sharing what you know from your experiences, and building a community based on sila. Not sure about...

Welcome Dali348, You have a lot of good suggestions here. I gather that the advice about good visa support is very important. I suggest carefully reading through Ven Dhammanando's posts: https://dhammawheel.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=56 He has mostly lived in Thailand since the 80s, was ...

Personally I'd stay away from monasteries that don't strictly adhere to the Vinaya. Does that pretty much leave it at the Ajahn Chah monasteries these days? I'd like to believe that there are still some strict Dhammayut monasteries! Two reputable Dhammayut teachers with western disciples are Luang ...

Personally I'd stay away from monasteries that don't strictly adhere to the Vinaya. Does that pretty much leave it at the Ajahn Chah monasteries these days? I'd like to believe that there are still some strict Dhammayut monasteries!