1. “Can you tell us about how Ajahn Chah taught Western monks when he didn’t know English?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [History/Western Buddhist monasticism] [Teaching Dhamma] [Language] // [Similes]
Quote: “It’s just like teaching buffaloes. Pull them here, pull them there, and sooner or later they learn.” — Ajahn Chah. [Western Ajahn Chah lineage]
2. “How could you accomplish studying Buddhism in Thailand with Luang Por Chah? How did Luang Por Chah teach you as a you were a foreigner new monk? How did you cope with the language issue?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Ajahn Chah ] [Teaching Dhamma] [Monastic life] [Language] // [Culture/Thailand] [Patience] [Wat Pah Pong] [Novices]
Quote: “It’s just like teaching buffaloes.” — Ajahn Chah. [Western Ajahn Chah lineage] [Similes]
Quote: “Dhamma is not about the words, about the concepts, about the ideas. It’s about the experience.” — Ajahn Chah. [Dhamma ] [Direct experience ]