The Sangha talk about the practicalities of finding amd association with nobles. #wat #sangha #friendship
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00:00:00 Options for deepening the practice; cultural considerations
00:09:05 Western cultural bias; medical care
00:15:05 Ordination and staying a layperson; online sangha; visiting a wat
00:24:36 Introductions and fitting in; Achan Phutthathat (Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa)
00:31:35 The background of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; Achan Chah; Achan Sumedho
00:35:13 Language issues; friendship; Lao connections through the noble Dhamma
00:40:46 Underground noble Dhamma and the Visuddhimagga
00:44:47 Excellent monks in the West; age limit of 50 in some places (good health is more of an issue)
01:01:56 Identifying nobility through observation; networks of wats
01:09:48 Easier to enter Thailand now; friendship and contacts
01:15:06 Sectarianism in Buddhism is mostly language and location
01:20:58 Friendship is the Dhamma
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