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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: The kitchen at the Metta Forest Monastery, where lay people cook and prepare the alms meal that is offered to the monks for the once only daily meal. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. ?h?nissaro Bhikkhu (also known as Ajahn Geoff; born 28 December 1949) is an American Buddhist monk. Belonging to the Thai Forest Tradition, for 22 years he studied under the forest master Ajahn Fuang Jotiko (himself a student of Ajahn Lee). Since 1993 he has served as abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County, California — the first monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition in the US — which he cofounded with Ajahn Suwat Suvaco. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round The lay people bring the rest of the food to the Sala, by cart, where the food is offered to the monk's for their one time daily meal. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Lay people prepare the monks alms bowl for the following day's meal at the Metta Forest Monastery, in Valley Center, CA., a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: (From left to right) Taan Robin ordained in 2015 and Taan Dean, ordained 2014 do their chores of washing their alms bowls and tidying after their meal. Metta Forest Monastery, located in Forest Valley, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round The monks walk on their alms round down the road to the kitchen area where the laypeople put rice in their bowls. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round The lay people bring the rest of the food to the Sala, by cart, where the food is offered to the monk's for their one time daily meal. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round The lay people bring the rest of the food to the Sala, by cart, where the food is offered to the monk's for their one time daily meal. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery, in Valley Center, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured at front of line) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round Taan Tim, ordained in 2016, along with fellow monks walk on their alms round down the road to the kitchen area where the laypeople put rice in their bowls. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam (left), a monk in training and about to be ordained into the Metta Forest Monastery, with his sister Tamar Covitz, at the Metta Forest Monastery, located in Valley Center, a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. After ordination to touch a women even if it is a mother or sister out of affection, it is considered an offence but the lesser one of wrong-doing. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round The lay people bring the rest of the food to the Sala, by cart, where the food is offered to the monk's for their one time daily meal. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Taan Andrew, ordained in 2017, does chores after their alms meal. Metta Forest Monastery, located in Forest Valley, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: 8:30am daily - Alms round The monks walk on their alms round down the road to the kitchen area where the laypeople put rice in their bowls. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery, in Valley Center, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Taan Robin, ordained in 2015, serves himself as the monks eat once daily in a almsgiving, where lay people donate and prepare meals for the monks. The idea of the alms giving by the lay people involves giving to others as an act of virtue, for the Buddhist monks, its to make merit and also to collect food for their one meal of the day. The food is passed and placed into their own alms bowl. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. ?h?nissaro Bhikkhu (also known as Ajahn Geoff; born 28 December 1949) is an American Buddhist monk. Belonging to the Thai Forest Tradition, for 22 years he studied under the forest master Ajahn Fuang Jotiko (himself a student of Ajahn Lee). Since 1993 he has served as abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County, California — the first monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition in the US — which he cofounded with Ajahn Suwat Suvaco. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Taan Robin, ordained in 2015, serves himself as the monks eat once daily in a almsgiving, where lay people donate and prepare meals for the monks. The idea of the alms giving by the lay people involves giving to others as an act of virtue, for the Buddhist monks, its to make merit and also to collect food for their one meal of the day. The food is passed and placed into their own alms bowl. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam, a monk in training and about to be ordained into the Metta Forest Monastery, gets a hug from his brother and mother. After the ordination, although family is important, touching or hugging is considered an offense. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Wat Cortey -Dumont, 69, living in France, has been visiting Metta Forest Monastery with her husband for one month a year since 2012. Each morning she rises early for 5:30am meditation and takes part in cooking and preparing the alms meal with other laypeople daily. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (Thanissaro Bhikkhu) Ajaan Geoff, as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Pictured Ajaan Geoff (Ajann means teacher) takes part in his daily morning chores which includes sweeping falling leaves. The routines of sweeping and tidying have spiritual meaning, as with meditation practice, there is no endpoint of the cleaning practice. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam, a monk in training and about to be ordained into the Metta Forest Monastery, shows us his hut, his place of residence, at the Metta Forest Monastery, located in Valley Center. A meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: The kitchen at the Metta Forest Monastery, where lay people cook, prepare and clean the alms meal that is offered to the monks for the once only daily meal. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Lay people prepare the monks alms bowl for the following day's meal at the Metta Forest Monastery, in Valley Center, CA., a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Monks do their chores of washing their alms bowls and tidying after their meal. Metta Forest Monastery, located in Forest Valley, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery, located in Valley Center, CA, is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (Thanissaro Bhikkhu) Ajaan Geoff as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The routines of sweeping and tidying have spiritual meaning, as with meditation practice, there is no endpoint of the cleaning practice. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery, located in Valley Center, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured at front of line) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round The monks walk on their alms round down the road to the kitchen area where the laypeople put rice in their bowls. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Monks do their chores of washing their alms bowls and tidying after their meal. Metta Forest Monastery, located in Forest Valley, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam, a monk in training and about to be ordained into the monastery, tides and helps serve the alms to the monks. The monks eat once daily in a ceremonial almsgiving, where lay people donate and prepare meals for the monks. The idea of the alms giving by the lay people involves giving to others as an act of virtue, for the Buddhist monks, its to make merit and also to collect food for their one meal of the day. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery in Valley Center, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured at front of line) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. 8:30am daily - Alms round Ajaan Geoff first in line, lead the monks as they walk on their alms round down the road to the kitchen area where the laypeople put rice in their bowls. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: The kitchen at the Metta Forest Monastery, where lay people cook and prepare the alms meal that is offered to the monks for the once only daily meal. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Lay people walk the rest of the alms meal from the kitchen to the Sala, where it is offered to the monks for the once only daily meal. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Daily early morning meditation from 5:30am - 6:30am at Metta Forest Monastery, a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. (Ajaan means teacher). Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam, a monk in training and about to be ordained into the monastery, tides and helps serve the alms to the monks. The monks eat once daily in a ceremonial almsgiving, where lay people donate and prepare meals for the monks. The idea of the alms giving by the lay people involves giving to others as an act of virtue, for the Buddhist monks, its to make merit and also to collect food for their one meal of the day. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam (left), a monk in training and about to be ordained into the Metta Forest Monastery, shows us his hut, his place of residence, at the Metta Forest Monastery, located in Valley Center, a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of (pictured) Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. ?h?nissaro Bhikkhu (also known as Ajahn Geoff; born 28 December 1949) is an American Buddhist monk. Belonging to the Thai Forest Tradition, for 22 years he studied under the forest master Ajahn Fuang Jotiko (himself a student of Ajahn Lee). Since 1993 he has served as abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County, California — the first monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition in the US — which he cofounded with Ajahn Suwat Suvaco. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Than Dean (right), Metta,28, raised in New Jersey, was ordained in 2014, and resides at Metta Forest Monastery, for the past 4 years. The monks eat once daily in a ceremonial almsgiving, where lay people donate and prepare meals for the monks. The idea of the alms giving by the lay people involves giving to others as an act of virtue, for the Buddhist monks, its to make merit and also to collect food for their one meal of the day. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Monks do their chores of washing their alms bowls and tidying after their meal. Metta Forest Monastery, located in Forest Valley, CA., is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Morning chanting: Taan Tom takes part in morning chanting during the Alms offering. After offering the meal the laypeople perform the morning chanting. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam, a monk in training and about to be ordained into the Metta Forest Monastery, shows us his hut, his place of residence, at the Metta Forest Monastery, located in Valley Center. A meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Yam (second to left), a monk in training and about to be ordained into the Metta Forest Monastery, gets a hug from (left to right) his sister, brother and mother. After the ordination, although family is important, touching or hugging is considered an offense. Metta Forest Monastery,a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition was founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Florian Miller, 77, along with other lay people prepare and cook the alms meal in the kitchen of the Metta Forest Monastery. The meal is offered to the monks for the once only daily meal. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: (from left to right) Wat Cortes-Dumont, 69, from France and Florian Miller, 77, from Escondido, along with other lay people prepare and cook the alms meal in the kitchen of the Metta Forest Monastery. The meal is offered to the monks for the once only daily meal. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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California Metta Forest Buddhist monastery
November 16, 2018 - Center, California, United States: Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Founded in 1990 by Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, it has been under the direction of Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) as abbot and meditation teacher since 1993. The Monastery is outside of Valley Center, California at the end of a road in an avocado orchard surrounded by the mountains and chaparral of northern San Diego County. Currently there are ten resident bhikkhus, as well as space for lay Buddhists on overnight retreat. Ajaan ?h?nissaro stresses the importance of strict adherence to the Vinaya or Buddhist monastic code which teaches relying only on donations from the lay community as well as living in the wilderness, a key feature of the Thai Forest Tradition of which he is a part. (Nancy Pastor / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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