Hail well met; my name is David, and I hope to enmesh myself in the community here for the next few months while I finish up my masters degree prior to seeking ordination at Santi Forest Monastery this November. :hello: (I tasked myself with telling the whole story of my presence in one sentence, gr...

Monks have an outer robe.... large towel perhaps?

If everything goes according to plan I am ordaining as a monk down in Australia (well, anagaraka first, and that after a preliminary period, but you know, the plane ticket will ideally end up being one-way). Thing is, I'm getting all of my ducks in rows prior to leaving (very tentatively this Novemb...