Disrobing
Parent topic: Monastic life
12 excerpts, 47:24 total duration

All excerpts (12) Questions about (4) Answers involving (4) Stories (5) Quotes (2)

Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 32 – Feb. 18, 2014

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3. “How long did Venerable Varapañño spend in robes?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Disrobing] // [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Ajahn Chah] [Wat Pah Pong]

Story: “I need a lawyer!” [Disrobing]

Comment by Ajahn Pesalo: Even living for years in close proximity to Ajahn Chah isn’t enough to guarantee people will remain in robes. [Disrobing]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno.


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 47 – Mar. 11, 2014

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13. “What happened to Ajahn Puriso?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Puriso] [Disrobing] // [Translation] [Dhamma books] [P. A. Payutto]


The Teaching and the Training, Session 10 – Mar. 28, 2018

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8. “What encouragement or adjustments in their lives have you given struggling monks that have helped them remain in robes?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic life] [Disrobing] // [Tudong] [Teaching Dhamma]


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9. Comment: I’ve heard that you advise monks contemplating disrobing to recollect their initial intention why they became a monk. [Monastic life] [Disrobing] [Monastic life/Motivation]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno.