>On Friday, December 23 Ian posted: >Have you heard at all of the Thai "Forest Tradition"? It sounds like those
>guys are the hard-core real deal. I read a book called "Food for the Heart >- the collected teachings of Ajahn Chah" (now deceased) who was from that >tradition. I thought the book was excellent and cleared up a lot of >questions for me. In my opinion, for what that's worth (not much) he was a >true master. He established Wat Pah Nanachat (The International Forest >Monastery) near Ubon Rachathani, geared especially for >westerners. http://www.watpahnanachat.org/ You might be interested in >them. There's also Ajahn Buddhadasa http://www.suanmokkh.org/ who I'm a >big fan of. So much liveliness and non-stuffiness in both of these >teachers. I'm willing to bet that Zen is appreciated there. >Ian Thanks for these links. I had not heard of the 'Forest Tradition' before, and Ubon Rachathani is not that far from me (4-hour drive or so). I generally steer clear of Buddhist-oriented programs offered here that are tailored for Westerners. Many of these are little more than semi-vegetarian Club Med's. In fact as a rule I won't even eat in restaurants that have English-only menus. The average Thai here is quickly being excluded from most new businesses because they are targeting the much more wealthy Westerner ('farang' in Thai). The Thai culture is being destroyed much too fast the way it is. This program, however, does seem to be genuine Thai-run and has programs geared for Thai participants also. I'll definitely check it out and let you know what I think. Thanks again...Bill! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
