When Does Rainy Season Start?
Does the Buddhist Rainy Season start on the Full Moon Day or the day after? Find out more.
Category: Monk Life
The Buddha’s Intermittent Fasting
When I describe my Buddhist monk diet, they give a nod and say “Intermittent Fasting… It’s Healthy.”
Super Quarantine Inside Pa-Auk
Recently, I went to the Dr. This article is not about going out. Instead this article is about coming back and staying on quarantine.
Why Do Monasteries Have Skeletons?
If you go to a Theravada Buddhist forest monastery in Asia, you are likely to find a full skeleton or parts of a skeleton somewhere where it can be viewed easily. Why?
Time for Balance
I made a quick video of Venerable Maṇi Sāra who can supposedly balance unbelievable things.. I saw him, picked up a rock and asked him to show me if it was real. Yup. It is real.
How I Got My Name
Exactly twenty years ago today (February 7, 2001), I followed through with my decision to ordain with lifelong intentions. Although I am only 14 vassa because of a re-ordination ceremony, this day means more to me than my very own birthday. This day was also the day I got my name. Today, I not only have the monk name Bhikkhu Subhūti, but I also have an actual legal passport name of Bhante Bhikkhu Subhuti as well as other essential ID’s too. I remember when I came to Pa-Auk still dressed in white anagārika robes that I got at Wat Pah […]
Pa-Auk Forest Monastery and Pa-Auk Sayadaw Shared Names
Did the Pa-Auk Sayadaw name his monastery after himself to immortalize his name? Is this an ego trip? What is the story?
As Long As You Stand On The Road
A happy Hawai’ian Christmas story from 2018.
Have You Eaten Yet?
In 1993, I visited China with five lucky School of Technology students at my University. Before going, I asked around for some cool things to say and “Chī le ma?” or “Have you eaten yet?” was the phrase I learned besides asking for the toilet. It does not mean what it literally says. Instead, it means a little bit like “How are you?”, but more casual like, “How’s it going?” It sounds funny in English and that is why I say it in English to my Chinese monastic friend when I see him. Recently, one of my friends who is […]
Mawlamyine Pa-Auk Kitchen 2014
I thought it would be cool to show Yogi Brahm the Pa-Auk kitchen and let him capture how the meals are made for 1200 yogis each day.