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by lewis454
Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:17 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Is it still possible to get enlightened?
Replies: 27
Views: 7642

Re: Is it still possible to get enlightened?

Yes, why would it not be possible?
I'm not sure, but I've heard some people say it's not.
by lewis454
Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:46 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Is it still possible to get enlightened?
Replies: 27
Views: 7642

Is it still possible to get enlightened?

In the way the Buddha talked about? Yes or no? Is there any 'evidence'? It also seems like a lot of different people mean a lot of different things by enlightenment.
by lewis454
Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:47 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Good monasteries to ordain for meditation?
Replies: 14
Views: 6094

Re: Good monasteries to ordain for meditation?

Lately I've been thinking a lot of going to SE Asia and meditating a bunch, maybe even becoming a monk. This afternoon I was in a high end shoe store in a busy shopping mall, and as I was trying on my first good pair of dress/business shoes, a Buddhist monk came and sat next to me. I didn't think an...
by lewis454
Mon May 27, 2013 6:16 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Good monasteries to ordain for meditation?
Replies: 14
Views: 6094

Good monasteries to ordain for meditation?

I hear that 'Wat Pah Nanachat does not have great meditation instruction. Are there any monasteries in SE Asia that are accessible to foreigners and have a strong focus on meditation?