S4 Ep3: Discussion Show September 2020 "Full-Time Training"

Brother Theo is a Buddhist monk at the Monastery of Absolute Harmony. Together with Paul Harris, the Spiritual Director of the Centre, they discuss the life of a full-time monastic. Running Order: 00.00 What are the conditions and requirements for someone to come into full-time training? 08:40 What is the difference between the way of training practiced here and the approach in which people might ‘pick and mix’ their spiritual pathway? 19:20 In becoming a full-time recluse, is there a sense of joining an established lineage that supports the students and allows them to tap into the richness of the tradition? 26:20 What is the value and importance of the lay community in relation to the full time recluses? 28:50 How has providing the teaching changed with the different context caused by the pandemic? 35:40 Paul asks Brother Theo about his experiences of coming in for full-time training.