The monastics of Dabei Si

[Pasanna]

There are a couple of threads already on Pindapat in the West

Monastics that go for alms in the West

I think it depends on the location. I hear that walking works in some places, but standing is what I’ve seen work. When I lived on alms for a couple of months or so many years ago in Woodacre, CA, I received most meals at the kitchen door of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, but whenever their kitchen was closed, I went on alms in the nearby town of Fairfax (hitchhiking to get there). I disciplined myself to walk around the little town each time, but the only food I ever gained that way was (1) a…

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Monastics that go for alms in the West

I think it depends on the location. I hear that walking works in some places, but standing is what I’ve seen work. When I lived on alms for a couple of months or so many years ago in Woodacre, CA, I received most meals at the kitchen door of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, but whenever their kitchen was closed, I went on alms in the nearby town of Fairfax (hitchhiking to get there). I disciplined myself to walk around the little town each time, but the only food I ever gained that way was (1) a…

I love going pindapat and have met all sorts of interesting people. I mostly just stand in a few places.