The experience of the first meditation retreat. Learning to eat?
A first contact with the Buddha's teaching in grade 12 through reading Hermann Hesse's 'Siddhartha.'
Ven. Jamal's parent's moving reactions to his first mention of wanting to become a monk.
The really promising teacher disrobes and the consequences this has for those with him.
Supporting a sick mother and the resulting insight into the suffering of life.
Why newspapers are not allowed in venerable's monastery.
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Ven. Jutipanyo 20 - Lifestyle at Ajahn Somchat's monastery
What the life at Ajahn Somchat's monastery is like. The balance between work and meditation.
The suffering of venerable's difficult childhood and the resultant appreciation of the idea behind monkhood.
The importance of meditation. How it works. Endurance.
Venerable's attitude to his role as an abbot.
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