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Changing Minds: Uniting Monasticism with Education

Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022by Teahouse

“In the early 90s, former monastics were quite rare in my region. Society did not perceive ex-monastics in a good way. They were seen as failures that could not fulfil their commitment. These days it’s accepted. You don’t need to be a monastic to help the Dharma.” In telling me this, Choje Lama has highlighted […]

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  • Vincent Lim

How to Dry Feet

Posted on December 30, 2021December 30, 2021by Teahouse

“Don’t pat the feet! We need them to be dry!” Those were the stern words that the abbot of a forest monastery said to me as I was drying his feet and the feet of monks who had just cleansed them with water before entering the meditation hall. Drying the feet of monastics was the […]

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My Journey to Become a Monk

Posted on December 18, 2016December 22, 2016by Teahouse

In Bangladesh, a short term monastic experience is highly regarded by every male Buddhist.  Some join the monastic order permanently as a result, while others may give up the aspiration of monkhood to fulfill personal obligations. In 2003, after receiving permission from my parents, I entered into monastic life at the age of 15. It […]

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