rhinoceroshorn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:16 am
I wish I could live as a rhinoceros (sutta nipata 1.3), though it seems a distant dream.
for that u need to come to india and take residence in Himalayas .. there are many caves and many normal monasteries but most are tibetian which won't affect ur practice anyways.. u can become pacceka buddha.. u can look at Govind lama rinpoche milerappa
The problem is: to become an independent bhikkhu you have to stay for years under a teacher in a monastery. If you're not a bhikkhu, I presume people will not give you alms food.
I would not mind ordaining in a Mahāyāna monastery if they kindly allowed me not to take the Bodhisattva vow.
Not that I give much credibility to this but...
Eyes downcast, not footloose,
senses guarded, with protected mind,
not oozing — not burning — with lust,
wander alone
like a rhinoceros. Sutta Nipāta 1.3- Khaggavisana Sutta
See, Ānanda! All those conditioned phenomena have passed, ceased, and perished. So impermanent are conditions, so unstable are conditions, so unreliable are conditions. This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions. Dīgha Nikāya 17
rhinoceroshorn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 7:16 am
I wish I could live as a rhinoceros (sutta nipata 1.3), though it seems a distant dream.
for that u need to come to india and take residence in Himalayas .. there are many caves and many normal monasteries but most are tibetian which won't affect ur practice anyways.. u can become pacceka buddha.. u can look at Govind lama rinpoche milerappa
The problem is: to become an independent bhikkhu you have to stay for years under a teacher in a monastery. If you're not a bhikkhu, I presume people will not give you alms food.
I would not mind ordaining in a Mahāyāna monastery if they kindly allowed me not to take the Bodhisattva vow.
Not that I give much credibility to this but...
yes u need 5 years .. but since u want to become arhant u can ordain in Thailand itself...
rhinoceroshorn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:49 pm
The problem is: to become an independent bhikkhu you have to stay for years under a teacher in a monastery. If you're not a bhikkhu, I presume people will not give you alms food.
Each year for the 3 month rains retreat (vassa) in Thailand they ordain tens of thousands of monks, who usually disrobe at the end of 3 months. Thousands and thousands of them. You could rock up to basically any Wat in Bangkok and get ordained and leave at the end of the vassa. This is not the way to become a good bhikkhu, but the ordination is valid.
rhinoceroshorn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:49 pm
The problem is: to become an independent bhikkhu you have to stay for years under a teacher in a monastery. If you're not a bhikkhu, I presume people will not give you alms food.
Each year for the 3 month rains retreat (vassa) in Thailand they ordain tens of thousands of monks, who usually disrobe at the end of 3 months. Thousands and thousands of them. You could rock up to basically any Wat in Bangkok and get ordained and leave at the end of the vassa. This is not the way to become a good bhikkhu, but the ordination is valid.
How to avoid the big crowd and join monestry for life like buddha days
rhinoceroshorn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:49 pm
The problem is: to become an independent bhikkhu you have to stay for years under a teacher in a monastery. If you're not a bhikkhu, I presume people will not give you alms food.
Each year for the 3 month rains retreat (vassa) in Thailand they ordain tens of thousands of monks, who usually disrobe at the end of 3 months. Thousands and thousands of them. You could rock up to basically any Wat in Bangkok and get ordained and leave at the end of the vassa. This is not the way to become a good bhikkhu, but the ordination is valid.
What about visas?
Eyes downcast, not footloose,
senses guarded, with protected mind,
not oozing — not burning — with lust,
wander alone
like a rhinoceros. Sutta Nipāta 1.3- Khaggavisana Sutta
See, Ānanda! All those conditioned phenomena have passed, ceased, and perished. So impermanent are conditions, so unstable are conditions, so unreliable are conditions. This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions. Dīgha Nikāya 17
rhinoceroshorn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:15 pm
What about visas?
That's a problem, yes. The wats like the ones you've visited can often help renew the visa, but a random wat might not, and an independent bhikkhu might find it a bit difficult.
Oh that’s interesting. If the psychedelics informed their decision to become a monk, what made them decide to renounce the use of them? I would think they would continue to experiment with more psychedelics.
And yes you’re right, I’m yet to visit any monasteries.
How long does it take to become a fully ordained monk? One that relies on others for survival?
Do you know of any non-Buddhist monasteries that would allow psychedelics? What are the chances I could find one?
PursuingNirvana wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:53 am
If the psychedelics informed their decision to become a monk, what made them decide to renounce the use of them?
They grew up and put away childish things.
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
If you are thinking you still want to use psychedelics and be a monk in a Theravada monastery it is clear you have no idea what life in a Theravada monastery is really like.
You have a big fantasy. It's ok though, normal for the inexperienced.
tamdrin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:01 am
If you are thinking you still want to use psychedelics and be a monk in a Theravada monastery it is clear you have no idea what life in a Theravada monastery is really like.
Precisely true, hence my questions.
So are there different types of monasteries? If there’s Theravada, are there also Mahayana, and Vajrayana monasteries? What’s the difference?
tamdrin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:01 am
If you are thinking you still want to use psychedelics and be a monk in a Theravada monastery it is clear you have no idea what life in a Theravada monastery is really like.
Precisely true, hence my questions.
So are there different types of monasteries? If there’s Theravada, are there also Mahayana, and Vajrayana monasteries? What’s the difference?
the goal might be different.. some people due to not knowing right view thinks samsara is amazing to live and be reborn again and again in the name of compassionately saving others ... some dont like samsara but still reborn to save compassionately.. someone want to end rebirth right away
Based on my experiences at monasteries in the USA.
- Are monks allowed to take psychedelics? No
- How much sleep do monks get? Where I am now, you can sleep from 9:30pm to 5am. Depends on the monastery.
- Are monks allowed to use devices and the internet? Yes
- Are monks allowed to read any book? (non-dhamma books, books by different spiritual authors, self-development books, etc.) Yes
- How many hours do monks meditate a day? Up to you.
- Do monks get long holidays? No.
- How many hours do monks do chores/work a day? 2-3 hours.
- Do monks exercise? If they wish.
- What do monks eat? Whatever is offered. Some days it's a buffet; some days it's bread and soup.
"Just as a large banyan tree, on level ground where four roads meet, is a haven for the birds all around, even so a lay person of conviction is a haven for many people: monks, nuns, male lay followers, & female lay followers." —AN 5.38
PursuingNirvana wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:53 am
Oh that’s interesting. If the psychedelics informed their decision to become a monk, what made them decide to renounce the use of them? I would think they would continue to experiment with more psychedelics.
And yes you’re right, I’m yet to visit any monasteries.
How long does it take to become a fully ordained monk? One that relies on others for survival?
Do you know of any non-Buddhist monasteries that would allow psychedelics? What are the chances I could find one?
Most (actually , all of them) practitioners and monks that I've met would say that psychedelics at best only show you the states briefly, but you need to work hard, practice, meditate to actually reach the states, stay in them (and grow further). Psychedelics themselves cannot change you.
How good and wonderful are your days,
How true are your ways?
PursuingNirvana wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:09 pm
Would you advise someone that has dietary requirements such as filtered water and low carbs to join a monastery?
I would advise them to stay at a monastery for several weeks, to see if they could fit in.
But low carb, no I don't think it's possible, even at the best supported monasteries I've visited.