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by Gabriel
Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:02 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Monk and transportations
Replies: 9
Views: 1999

Re: Monk and transportations

Wow!Thank Cooran for that link. I met peoples in Canada and in the U.S, who lived that way(monk whitout the robes) and travelled whit them like this for some time and tried it by myself afterwards. But it is the first time I hear about one person who do it whit the robes in a none Buddhist country :...
by Gabriel
Mon Apr 07, 2014 2:58 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Monk and transportations
Replies: 9
Views: 1999

Monk and transportations

Is it proper for a monk, who strictly follow the trainings rules, to ask for transportation? Hitch hike, ask for a ride, ask a family member or a stranger to get him a bus ticket, boat ticket or a airplane ticket? Or if he can only be offered this things without asking? Of course at the time of Budd...
by Gabriel
Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:16 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: SN Goenka ?
Replies: 5
Views: 2131

Re: SN Goenka ?

HI Ben, I would also be interested to now about some monastery who practice in the S.N. Guenka way in Burma or above. I been training on S.N. Guenka center her in Canada since 2 1/2 years now, including being a sit and serve this winter. I am now planning on visiting monastery's her in Canada this s...
by Gabriel
Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:42 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Visa Myanmar
Replies: 13
Views: 4345

Re: Visa Myanmar

Thank you every ones :) It really seems like the best option is to go to Thailand. now I will need to know the same kind of info for this country ^^
metta
by Gabriel
Sun Mar 09, 2014 2:48 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Visa Myanmar
Replies: 13
Views: 4345

Re: Visa Myanmar

Wow! thank you Ben and Goofaholix :) This is hard to stay in the present moment whit all those ''well in advance plantings'' ^^ This is interesting I met a co-practitioner who is also a tour guide in Myanmar and have been whit companionate travel as well, not so long ago. He advised me the same tips...
by Gabriel
Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:23 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Visa Myanmar
Replies: 13
Views: 4345

Re: Visa Myanmar

Thank you Ben :) So from your experience and knowledge, if I plan on going to more than one place, do I need a sponsorship letter from all the places or only one will do?
by Gabriel
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:36 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Visa Myanmar
Replies: 13
Views: 4345

Re: Visa Myanmar

Thank you Goofaholix, That would be nice if I could do it from Bangkok. It would allow me time to visit Thai monastery's as much a I need and than go to Burma when I feel ready.:)
Can some one confirm that info?

metta
by Gabriel
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: State control of the Sangha
Replies: 17
Views: 3105

Re: State control of the Sangha

Is the Thai forest tradition away from all those politics? From what I understood, the founder where always counter-cultural, they where going to the forest to escape from those political and hierarchical involvement. But they eventually formed Monastery, so, I guess, at some point, the government c...
by Gabriel
Sat Mar 08, 2014 4:03 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Visa Myanmar
Replies: 13
Views: 4345

Re: Visa Myanmar

Haha, I am not use to plan trips that way. I usually travel Hitch hiking or buying my tickets last minute, 3-7 days in advance. I just go :) These visa tings are very confusing to me ^^
by Gabriel
Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:58 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Visa Myanmar
Replies: 13
Views: 4345

Visa Myanmar

HI Dhamma brother and sisters! I am presently stating the preparation for going to Myanmar. I try to understand the forms for Meditation visa. From what I understand, so far, I have to apply for the visa and once it's ready the visa time start. So I can not plan the exact date I want to leave? How c...
by Gabriel
Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:01 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Can I become a just a Buddhist Monk without belong to a part
Replies: 26
Views: 5148

Re: Can I become a just a Buddhist Monk without belong to a

Hello SarathW, I would like to know where you found that text of Thanissaro Bhikkhu? It seem very interesting to me., thank you in advance :)
by Gabriel
Sat Feb 01, 2014 1:37 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing.
Replies: 2
Views: 647

I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing.

Hi Brothers and sisters! I been confuse latelly about the precept ''I undertake the training rule to abstain from killing.'' It mite seem easy at first, but a have some question about specific occasions where I would no know what to do: 1)Let,s say I am sick from a bacteria or parasite and I take an...
by Gabriel
Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Long stay for foreign Monk in thailland and neighboring coun
Replies: 3
Views: 1358

Long stay for foreign Monk in thailland and neighboring coun

Hello every one! I seen in Thailand, foreign monk who seems to be in the country since many years, some even decades. So I was wondering if it is a exemption or if it is fairly easy to stay there for a long time as a monk? do they still fill up visa extension forms or if at some point they just disa...
by Gabriel
Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Tattoo
Replies: 13
Views: 3391

Re: Tattoo

I have seen a monk in Thailand which ad is body covered of tattoo's. There is also a monastery where monk do sacred magical tattoo's to lay's and other monks.