Devotional practice
Devotional practice 
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Subtags: Ceremony/ritual, Chanting, Prayer, Bowing, Asking forgiveness ceremony, Festival days, Visiting holy sites, Objects of veneration, Funerals, Superstition
See also: Faith
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Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 10 – Apr. 28, 2001

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1. Story: A radio interviewer says that the account in Venerable Father by Paul Breiter (commercial) sounds like a cult. Told by Paul Breiter. [Media] [Paul Breiter] [Cults] [Ajahn Chah] // [Devotional practice] [Leadership]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 1 – Sep. 19, 2010

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1. Recollection: My connection with Ajahn Chah. Recounted by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Ajahn Chah] // [Wat Pah Pong]

Quote: “If you want to stay here, you have to stay at least five years.” — Ajahn Chah. [Sequence of training]

Jack Kornfield arrives with a large picture of Ajahn Chah. [Jack Kornfield]

Story: The needlepoint Ajahn Chah portrait at Abhayagiri. [Abhayagiri] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Devotional practice]


Death and Dying, Session 1 – May. 9, 2014

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16. Story about creating sacred space around her dying husband. Told by Beth Steff. [Health care] [Devotional practice] [Relationships] [Death]


Thai Forest Tradition, Session 1 – Jun. 14, 2014

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18. Story: Ajahn Mahā Boowa bows to a newly-discovered photograph of Ajahn Mun. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Mun] [Ajahn Mahā Boowa ] [Devotional practice] [Thai Forest Tradition] [Bowing] // [Ajahn Pasanno]


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 9 – Jan. 16, 2015

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1. Description of the Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day at Wat Pah Pong. [Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day] [Wat Pah Pong] [Ajahn Chah] // [Devotional practice] [Gratitude]


On Pilgrimage and Tudong, Session 4 – Apr. 25, 2015

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15. Story: Ajahn Pasanno’s tudong in India with Ajahn Jayasaro. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Ajahn Jayasaro] [Culture/India] [Tudong] // [Impermanence] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support] [Not handling money] [Hinduism] [Islam] [Lodging] [Trust] [Almsround] [Visiting holy sites] [Compassion] [Devotional practice]

Story: An Indian Kshetriya notices that Ajahn Pasanno’s etiquette matches his training. [Vinaya] [Buddha/Biography]

Story: Ajahn Jayasaro tries to explain cricket to Ajahn Pasanno. [Recreation/leisure/sport]


Devotion and Ritual: Becoming the Buddha, Session 3 – Apr. 30, 2017

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1. Story: The making of the small replicas of the main Buddha image. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Buddha images] [Artistic expression] [Abhayagiri] // [Devotional practice] [Lay life]


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2. Reflection by Ajahn Pasanno: Ajahn Chah as a focus of devotion. [Ajahn Chah] [Devotional practice] // [Respect for elders] [Skillful qualities]

Quote: “Ajahn Chah was an exemplary being and incredible teacher, but that didn’t mean that you always agreed with him or that he was always just very nice to you all the time.” [Human]

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Recollection: The annual Ajahn Chah remembrance day in January. [Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day] [Stupas/monuments] [Devotional practice]


Chanting, Session 1 – Jun. 2, 2018

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1. Recollection: Ajahn Mun chants for an hour before meditating. Recounted by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Mun] [Meditation] [Devotional practice] [Chanting]