“What is the mileage from Lumbini to Bodh Gaya?” Answered by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo and Ajahn Jotipālo. [Visiting holy sites]
Quote: “One mile in India does not equal a mile in America.” — Ajahn Karuṇadhammo. [Culture/India]
Reference: Rude Awakenings and Great Patient One by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott.
On Pilgrimage and Tudong [2015], Session 3, Excerpt 7
Reading: Excerpts from Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott. Read by Ajahn Pesalo.
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 22
“Was your experience (in India) similar to what is described in Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott?” Answered by Ajahn Pesalo and Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Culture/India] [Ajahn Sucitto] // [Tudong] [Almsround]
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 22, Excerpt 1
Comment: I enjoyed the counterpoint between Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott in Rude Awakenings. [Ajahn Sucitto] [Personality]
Responses by Ajahn Jotipālo and Ajahn Pesalo.
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 22, Excerpt 4
Reading: “The Deathless Drum,” excerpts from Chapter 9 of Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott. Read by Ajahn Pesalo.
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 36
Ajahn Pasanno recollects visiting the Japanese temple in Vesali described in Chapter 9 of Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Visiting holy sites] // [Ajahn Jayasaro] [Nichiren Buddhism]
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 36, Excerpt 1
“Contemplating the decline of Vesali, how can we distinguish saṃvega from sadness that has no purpose?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [History/Indian Buddhism] [Spiritual urgency] [Depression] // [Principles of non-decline] [Naturalness]
Reference: “The Deathless Drum,” Chapter 9 of Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott.
Sutta: AN 7.21: Seven principles of non-decline.
Comments by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Pesalo about Buddhism relying upon principles rather than geographic location. [Dhamma] [Geography/India] [Visiting holy sites]
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 36, Excerpt 2
Reading: “The Treasure House,” excerpts from Chapter 10 in Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott. Read by Ajahn Pesalo.
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 49
Comment: Ajahn Sucitto is able to capture the chaos that is India. [Culture/India] [Tudong] [Impermanence]
Reference: Rude Awakenings by Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott Chapter 10.
Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition [2016], Session 49, Excerpt 1