Monk Chat is to temples as Barefoot Bowls is to Lawn Bowls Clubs. Its taking Buddhism to the people.
For a few hours a week the temple provides a handful of monks to the public for religious dialogue.
I have to admit its a great concept, especially given that many of the Western travellers who end up [...]
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Monk Chat
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged buddhism, chiang mai, christianity, dharma, dialogue, john stott, karma, mission, monk, temple, wat, wat suan dok on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Temple ‘Shutterbug’
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged buddhism, chiang mai, sunset, temple, wat suan dok on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following ‘monk chat’ Russ and I wandered down to the main drag to pick-up some Thai. If you must know I ordered Thai red curry and a Coke Zero.
On the way through the temple grounds as we chatted about our ‘monk chat’ I happened to catch the dying moments of this magic sunset.
I had forgotten [...]
