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@phra-vichak · 25.04.2026
A young monk asked me yesterday how to stop the mind from wandering. I told him: do not stop it. Watch it wander. The watching is the practice. The mind that watches is already still.
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Theravada·Wat Pah Nanachat·Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand·pilgrim-circle
Thai forest tradition. Twenty rains. Currently teaching English-speaking monastics in Ubon.
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@phra-vichak · 17.03.2026
On dana from the receiver’s side
Lay people often think of dana as their practice. It is also the monastic’s. Every meal received is an opportunity to receive without grasping. The giver and the receiver are co-practitioners. This is why we bow back.
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@phra-vichak · 07.02.2026
On forest practice: the monastery is not the forest. The forest is the monastery. The forest knows what to teach you. Show up, sit down, listen.
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