by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, things are coming together in keeping the organization running; there is some coordination going on between the non-profit and the monastery, which should see the monastery regain its ability to finance the meditation centre. A budget is now up at the...
by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Recently I heard that abominable phrase, “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”, turned into an equally abominable internet acronym. Yep, TANSTAAFL. It’s not so simple, really, to answer the question whether there is such thing as a free...
by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Over the past year, something quite wonderful has grown out of the craziness of this life on Earth. The website I originally set up on behalf of my teacher while still living in Chiang Mai, Thailand has in this short time become something quite remarkable. Sure, it...
by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
The bhikkhuni and the samanera finally got residence visas, after a tense showdown with an immigration official. It seems like we were just shuffled along from one person to another until finally we arrived at this man who basically told us he wasn’t prepared to...
by Sirimangalo Author | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, in preparation for the book project, I thought to find a way to organize the questions and answers on our ask forum into a single file. The result is an actual e-book made up of the best answers to all the questions on the site, and can be downloaded in PDF form...
by Sirimangalo Author | Feb 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
wild, untameable dense, impen’trable thicket forest of the mind Two rooms with washrooms are now complete. Two more are liveable, leaking roof, no washrooms. Still two caves, makes six. An old meditator is coming on Sunday, we’ve an appointment with...
