Thai Forest Dhamma

in the tradition of Lungphu Mun Bhuridatto

and his western disciples

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Dhamma talk given byAjahn Martin
TitleWithout the generosity of laypeople, monks could not exist
Date15 Apr 2015
Languageen
LocationWat Pa Baan Taad
AudienceMeditators
Content / Description

Calm: what leads to calm? Keeping the mind on one point; Experience in Germany: people came everyday to listen to the Dhamma, because it was free and they didn't care at all about how a monk lives (food, shelter, medicine). There are no organizations to provide the necessities for the monks, everything come from the generosity of the lay people; A monk has to train 10-20 years before being able to teach others, all this time, people support him with the necessities; “In the west, we are actually vultures”; Q&A after the talk: Evolution of beings: “we don't come from the monkeys”, human realm, animal realm, ghost realm and deva realms have been there forever; Citta, kamma and the essence of the citta; Coma: out-of-body experiences.