Forest Path - Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

some dhamma for my heart 87
When I stay here at that time I have the same problem, they come to
me for everything. When people give you power, you have power to
solve many thing but not everything. I mean no need to tell me
everything.
TP: Very soon, Ajan, you will be going to America, with what
kind of expectations? What do you think of practice there? What
have you heard about the way we practise at Abhayagiri? And what
do you think it will be like for you?
TK: I have very few information about practice at Abhayagiri.
But I think that place is very big monastery but not so many people,
only four or five monks. I… Tan Natthiko he, suggest me to not to
enter the computer room… (laughing) But for me I think I want to…
I… How to say...? I don’t expect about, how it will be, only want to
go and have a look, maybe I can practise by myself, more for myself,
I already have seven pansa, I am quite old now 28. If possible I think
better to ordain in the Buddha way. I ordain for 7 years but sometimes
I think not in the Buddha way. I just follow my wants, my
kilesas, I want to learn something but sometime it’s not the Dhamma,
sometimes it’s Dhamma but worldly dhamma not the Buddhist
Dhamma. If I can go to America, I hope I can, if it possible I want to
practise more than more than now. Everything about the worldly
dhamma, I think I can practise more simply way. No need to study
very hard. No need to push myself to learn about the language too
much, I just come and listen and stay with our friends, if I stay at
Abhayagiri I think I like to do this way. First when I come here I
want to learn the language and practise the Dhamma together. I
keen to study English but now it’s more soft ’cause I need to practise
more about Dhamma. I want some Dhamma for my heart.
TP: For me as a Westerner coming from America, the Dhamma
is special but so many Americans don’t understand yet. Because
they don’t know about the Dhamma. What do you think is so special
about the Dhamma that can be given to the people in the West, that
would give them happiness? When you have people come to the
monastery or are new to the Dhamma? What do you want to give
them from Thailand, with a very beautiful tradition, the Kruba
Ajans from the forest tradition? What do you want to give to them, in
terms of the Dhamma?