Initiation of foreigners?
Initiation of foreigners?
Say that I want to get out of the country and live somewhere else and go to practice mostly unimpeded? Is there a place you can go to practice and work at the same time? Like a place to work for your living expenses and training that would be accepting of a foreigner? I was thinking of going to Thailand, but the job prospects there are extremely limited to foreigners. I would be happy if I could do some chores to earn my keep and spend my extra time learning and practicing. Is there a place like that anywhere?
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
Many people who attend meditation centres associated with my teacher alternate between sitting on a ten-day residential retreat and serving on courses, and they can do this for months at a time. It might be a solution for you and one that I can recommend.
http://www.dhamma.org
kind regards,
Ben
http://www.dhamma.org
kind regards,
Ben
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
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- 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
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
Why not ordain?teknix wrote:Say that I want to get out of the country and live somewhere else and go to practice mostly unimpeded? Is there a place you can go to practice and work at the same time? Like a place to work for your living expenses and training that would be accepting of a foreigner?
- Peter
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
Thank you for this valuable information!Ben wrote:Many people who attend meditation centres associated with my teacher alternate between sitting on a ten-day residential retreat and serving on courses, and they can do this for months at a time. It might be a solution for you and one that I can recommend.
http://www.dhamma.org
kind regards,
Ben
How do you mean?kc2dpt wrote:Why not ordain?teknix wrote:Say that I want to get out of the country and live somewhere else and go to practice mostly unimpeded? Is there a place you can go to practice and work at the same time? Like a place to work for your living expenses and training that would be accepting of a foreigner?
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
I mean, why not become a monk? Then you can practice mostly unimpeded and have your living expenses covered by the monastery.teknix wrote:How do you mean?kc2dpt wrote:Why not ordain?teknix wrote:Say that I want to get out of the country and live somewhere else and go to practice mostly unimpeded? Is there a place you can go to practice and work at the same time? Like a place to work for your living expenses and training that would be accepting of a foreigner?
- Peter
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
How do you qualify as old student?Ben wrote:Many people who attend meditation centres associated with my teacher alternate between sitting on a ten-day residential retreat and serving on courses, and they can do this for months at a time. It might be a solution for you and one that I can recommend.
http://www.dhamma.org
kind regards,
Ben
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
I guess I don't know if I would qualify to be a Monk, and I wouldn't know where to go to be a monk if I did qualify.kc2dpt wrote: I mean, why not become a monk? Then you can practice mostly unimpeded and have your living expenses covered by the monastery.
Also my practices have revolved around mostly internal alchemy of the Taoist and Kundalini sort. (Even though they seem very similar, I do notice some differences.)
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I'm confused. Why are you asking this question in a Theravada Buddhist forum?teknix wrote:my practices have revolved around mostly internal alchemy of the Taoist and Kundalini sort.
- Peter
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Re: Initiation of foreigners?
I'm asking here because It's all pretty much the same to me, I am not affiliated with any organization, so one place to meditate would be as good as the next. I'm not biased or particular and I would like to learn more about Buddhism as well.
I don't follow the "beliefs" of any of the practices, I seek the truth in all of them.
Considering Theravada Buddhism has truth then that's what I'm seeking and here for.
Do you think I should conform to only one specific practice?
I don't follow the "beliefs" of any of the practices, I seek the truth in all of them.
Considering Theravada Buddhism has truth then that's what I'm seeking and here for.
Do you think I should conform to only one specific practice?