Hello Vijita, and thank-you for your advice. I just plan to put together a
list of monasteries and email with them, etc., then travel to see them one at a
time until I find one that suits my needs.

Kindest regards,

Jeff Brooks

In a message dated 3/6/04 1:43:42 AM, Pali@yahoogroups.com writes:

<< Vijita Teoh : Sadhu to Mr Willy Lim for lighting the path towards the
third
(nekkhamma) parami. Getting ordained after practicing Buddhism is the best
way as we already understand the purpose of ordination and Buddhism itself.
But I wonder if Jeff know the mode of practice most suitable for his way of
life. Some monastery were very strict in every sense of practices while
others were not. Therefore it is wiser if we get more information of the
monastery. One may prefer a dhutanga life style but getting ordained in a
monastery which mastering Abhidhamma is compulsory may find himself settling
in the wrong place. However, it is best to check with the monk you know
well. Or one may make pilgrimage to see with his own eyes, taking eight
precepts while choosing the right place to get ordained. The idea is to get
exposed to all mode of practices in different monasteries.

Sukhi,
Vijita Teoh >>