Koral Inspires Me
Bhikkhu Subhuti 0 May 30, 2019 Kauai, Monk Life, UncategorizedCan a family in the West automatically know how alms are given in the East without ever knowing? Read on to find out what inspires me.
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Should Monks Use Mixing Bowls as Monk Bowls?
Bhikkhu Subhuti 6 February 1, 2019 Kauai, Monk Life, UncategorizedWould using a mixing bowl instead of a traditional monk’s alms bowl be more effective as a way to collect alms? This article looks at this issue.
Donation to Sangha or Individuals?
Bhikkhu Subhuti 0 September 2, 2017 Monk Life, VinayaWhen should you give to Saṅgha? When should you give to individual monks? This is a question that is not addressed very often and it can cause lots of trouble for monks knowingly and unknowingly. Quite often, many monks blindly prompt donors to recite a line of pāḷi before they offer anything to them….
The Benefits of Faith Alms
Bhikkhu Subhuti 0 June 26, 2016 ITBMUThe benefits of “Faith piṇḍapata”. This is a term that I learned either in Abhayagiri, Ca, or Wat Pah Nanachat or both. Probably brought to the West from Ajahn Pasanno who is/was the abbot of both. This means that when you go on alms, you make a determination to only eat the alms food you…