How did you obtain a visa to stay in thailand and become a monk for more than 30 days , my mom passed away recently and am looking to become a monk for a few months but couldn't get a visa for more than 30 days . thank you
I would like to hear of some of these monasteries for westerners. I know of only one right now (the international forest monastery). I wonder how much money i should save up to support myself while becoming a monk.? Also i wonder how someone as yourself could go about raising the money to have your own monastery, aren't monks not suppose to take up a second job?
also you say to steer clear of cultured based temples, you also said in this video that most of this cultured based temples focus more on celebrations and ceremonies which i think pretty much describes the thai temple i have been going to. they focus alot on meditation and when posed with actual dhamma questions they freeze up or are not able to answer them in a detailed and well understanding manner
i found out months later that in thailand there is no such thing of a charge of $150 dollars AT ALL and that you bring what you can to the temple out of your sincere heart as a donation. not to mention other thai buddhist temples in other states that i have visited do not charge this fee as well. so now im really confused up to this day. so i ask you 2 questions phra yuttadhammo what should i do to be ordained as a thai buddhist monk? and am i out of line for speaking against this temple?
now since finding out about the $150 dollars they charge here in nyc thai buddhsit temple to be oradained i have yet to be regain my initial respect that i had for that temple.and i found out some months later that in thailand they do not charge any sort of fee let alone $150 to be ordained AT ALL. so you can imagine this had my head shaking here and i was a bit confused for a long time and i refused to visit this temple for a while, because i simply saw it as a use for a money making machine
but i just want to know what does it take for me to become a monk in the thai theravada tradition? do i have to actually go to thailand? because i have the neither the time or the money for that, and even if i can save up for the trip who knows i could probably be dead by then, so i think i would need to reach enlightenment relatively soon if not asap. i mean we are swimming in samsara here, and i dont think i have time to waste for some thai monks to stop my path for liberation.
also ever since coming to this thai monastery here in NYC the thai people and also some of the monks tell me that they think i should go to thailand to be ordained, but i just cant understand why i cannot be ordained here, this is my country united states, and i think it would be a good start here and then head to thailand later. also the very last time i saw some announcements for ordination the monastery was charging thai people $150 for each person to ordain which i thought was way out line
question(continued) another reason they give is that i have to be "tested" to see if i qualify, but everytime i say ok to this response they never seem to get around to it and always give the same excuse everytime i ask. I am just wondering what does it take for me to become a thai tradition theravada monk....do i actually have to go to thailand where they don discriminate like this? because i feel as tho they are. many thais from this temple have told me to go to thailand if i want to be a monk
question (continued) i have been wanting to ordain as a monk for a long time now at this temple, since first reading the buddhas teachings, not to mention my gf is thai and she has helped me with explanations of the dhamma that were thai language. now each and every time i ask for a trial run say for about 2 or 3 months as a monk they always tell my gf in thai that theres alot for me to do and that they dont think i am ready, but i feel i am, ready another reason they give is that i have to be
i have a question, ive been going to a strictly thai cultured buddhist temple for over a year and a half, i have read studied and practiced buddhist theravada and other traditions dharma for about the same time if not longer as the time i have been going to the thai buddhist temple. this temple however gives off the impression that it is strictly for thais only but it does not clearly indicate that, but i can tell by the various expressions they give me many times when i visit. i live n.y city
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How did you obtain a visa to stay in thailand and become a monk for more than 30 days , my mom passed away recently and am looking to become a monk for a few months but couldn't get a visa for more than 30 days . thank you
mrkno12 2 months ago
hello yuttadhammo.
I would like to hear of some of these monasteries for westerners. I know of only one right now (the international forest monastery). I wonder how much money i should save up to support myself while becoming a monk.? Also i wonder how someone as yourself could go about raising the money to have your own monastery, aren't monks not suppose to take up a second job?
1ntellectualbadass 10 months ago
Thanks so much for this video Tan Yuttadhammo for people like me who are looking to ordain in the future. Very much appreciated!
kou12 10 months ago
also you say to steer clear of cultured based temples, you also said in this video that most of this cultured based temples focus more on celebrations and ceremonies which i think pretty much describes the thai temple i have been going to. they focus alot on meditation and when posed with actual dhamma questions they freeze up or are not able to answer them in a detailed and well understanding manner
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
im not thai by the way i am hispanic
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
i found out months later that in thailand there is no such thing of a charge of $150 dollars AT ALL and that you bring what you can to the temple out of your sincere heart as a donation. not to mention other thai buddhist temples in other states that i have visited do not charge this fee as well. so now im really confused up to this day. so i ask you 2 questions phra yuttadhammo what should i do to be ordained as a thai buddhist monk? and am i out of line for speaking against this temple?
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
now since finding out about the $150 dollars they charge here in nyc thai buddhsit temple to be oradained i have yet to be regain my initial respect that i had for that temple.and i found out some months later that in thailand they do not charge any sort of fee let alone $150 to be ordained AT ALL. so you can imagine this had my head shaking here and i was a bit confused for a long time and i refused to visit this temple for a while, because i simply saw it as a use for a money making machine
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
but i just want to know what does it take for me to become a monk in the thai theravada tradition? do i have to actually go to thailand? because i have the neither the time or the money for that, and even if i can save up for the trip who knows i could probably be dead by then, so i think i would need to reach enlightenment relatively soon if not asap. i mean we are swimming in samsara here, and i dont think i have time to waste for some thai monks to stop my path for liberation.
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
also ever since coming to this thai monastery here in NYC the thai people and also some of the monks tell me that they think i should go to thailand to be ordained, but i just cant understand why i cannot be ordained here, this is my country united states, and i think it would be a good start here and then head to thailand later. also the very last time i saw some announcements for ordination the monastery was charging thai people $150 for each person to ordain which i thought was way out line
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
question(continued) another reason they give is that i have to be "tested" to see if i qualify, but everytime i say ok to this response they never seem to get around to it and always give the same excuse everytime i ask. I am just wondering what does it take for me to become a thai tradition theravada monk....do i actually have to go to thailand where they don discriminate like this? because i feel as tho they are. many thais from this temple have told me to go to thailand if i want to be a monk
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
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nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
question (continued) i have been wanting to ordain as a monk for a long time now at this temple, since first reading the buddhas teachings, not to mention my gf is thai and she has helped me with explanations of the dhamma that were thai language. now each and every time i ask for a trial run say for about 2 or 3 months as a monk they always tell my gf in thai that theres alot for me to do and that they dont think i am ready, but i feel i am, ready another reason they give is that i have to be
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
i have a question, ive been going to a strictly thai cultured buddhist temple for over a year and a half, i have read studied and practiced buddhist theravada and other traditions dharma for about the same time if not longer as the time i have been going to the thai buddhist temple. this temple however gives off the impression that it is strictly for thais only but it does not clearly indicate that, but i can tell by the various expressions they give me many times when i visit. i live n.y city
nocturnalserpent 11 months ago
i'd like a listing of those monastery's that are still ordaining and focusing on meditation practices please and thank you.
metalholic 1 year ago
thank you
Ravelmoore 1 year ago
Thank you for this
DustinsReality 1 year ago
wonderful. thank you Yuttadhammo :)
coreyvdh 1 year ago