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No Local Sangha Available, What Now? Thai Forest Tradition.

edited March 2013 in Sanghas
As a complete beginner the Sangha is vital to me but the only ones within travelling distance to me are of different traditions to the path I wish to follow. I am very drawn to the Thai Forest Tradition which is about remote practice so I'm wondering if there is an online Sangha to support remote practice?

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  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Where do you live Gavin ?
  • Eastbourne, I've actually just found out about Chithurst Monastry which s about a two hour drive and http://forestsangha.org/ which is centred around Ajahn Chah who helped found Chithurst.

    Is it possible to practice via an online Sangha?
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Where do you live Gavin ?
    Gavin said:

    Eastbourne, I've actually just found out about Chithurst Monastry which s about a two hour drive and http://forestsangha.org/ which is centred around Ajahn Chah who helped found Chithurst.


    Is it possible to practice via an online Sangha?

    I strongly recommend a visit to Chithurst if you can get there, an hour or two in their company is worth weeks of reading....really.

    andyrobyn
  • I would imagine a cash offering may not be ideal, what sort of offering would be suitable if I did go to visit? They don't seem to have an email address to ask these things.
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    edited March 2013
    If you get there early enough you could take food for the Dana meal. Or flowers for the shrine..or good incense sticks...they will welcome you whatever. Make sure before you go that they are not on retreat or you will see little of the monks.
    FairyFeller
  • Citta said:

    If you get there early enough you could take food for the Dana meal. Or flowers for the shrine..or good incense sticks...they will welcome you whatever. Make sure before you go that they are not on retreat or you will see little of the monks.

    Thank you very much for your help.
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    My pleasure.
  • Is there such a thing as a universally 'good' incense? All my local shops sell what I would call smelly smoke whereas I prefer http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tibetan-Original-Healing-Incense-Tension/dp/B0012Q16O0 which is probably rolled and dried cow dung.
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Try pure-incense.com
  • @fairyfeller

    Poke around this site for incense and other goods:

    http://www.nmcnews.org/NMC1/incense.html

    What they don't make themselves is still high quality imports from India, Tibet, etc.
    I've ordered from here for many years, and I've never been disappointed.
    One of my favorite all-round incense is "Kewda", and it's very difficult to find elsewhere. It's a floral and spice scent without being too sweet and cloying.
    Their patchouli is also high quality, without that 'wet dirt' smell many patchouli sticks or oils can have.... AND their prices are absolutely phenomenal.

  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Try www.pure-incense.co./
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Try www.pure-incense.com/
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Try www.pure-incense.com/
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Thats odd. I didnt post that three times... :eek2:
  • Citta said:

    Thats odd. I didnt post that three times... :eek2:

    Maybe it was your future and past selves?

    Migyur
  • CittaCitta Veteran
    Not according to Ajahn Buddhadasa... ;)
  • SabreSabre Veteran
    I'd say it's not bad to look around different groups. Decide whether you like them on their virtue and deeds instead of information from internet or books. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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