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'Friends of Thamkrabok Monastery'
This 'Group' is open to any interested persons, but particularly to those considering or having taken detox treatment at Thamkrabok Monastery, Thailand. The intention is to provide support before, during and after treatment.
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 Dharma and Recovery Retreat
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Hi Folks, I am arranging a 'Dharma and Recovery Retreat' at The Barn<[link]>near Totnes, Devon in the UK from Sunday 9th May 2010 until Sunday 16th May 2010. All the details you need can be found at [link] to summarise the main points of... more »
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New podcast
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Hope everyone is well here on the forum. I have actually tried to post
here a few times recently, but for some reason the posts have not
appeared.
Anyway, I have had a few changes occur in my life. For one thing I
have quit teaching and become a full-time freelance writer. This has
been a dream come true for me and more great things from my satja, but... more »
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Another successful week :-|
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If theres one thing that drives me bonkers, its those bleddy chain mail 'kiss an angel and he'll kiss you back' stuff. Send this to ten friends and you'll receive blah blah blah.. If I sent all this stuff on to my friends, I'd soon have no friends left - although we were taught that a man can live without friends, but he'd be... more »
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back on track
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hi all ,well things have been going well for me ,sort of , im back on
track but finding it hard.
do you think that the monastery would take me in as an ordained monk
for 6 months at least.?
Im thinking of going back ,but i dont know whether they would take me
in because i broke my sajja more than once .I did the seven sticks and... more »
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Ethics and after care
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I think that's a seriouse option, it's not an easy path but it is a good productive and noble one.
Cozy
Sent from my iPod
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..Pete...as an afterthought and for your consideration-if you did
manage to de-tox yourself (that would be imperative!)-you could always
return to TKB and 'take the robes'(2 months,6 Months? or whatever)-... more »
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Who controls your time
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Obviously this applies to certain other parts of the world - GMT went winter time last weekend :-) I thought it a little bit profound. Not whats 'new' but whats 'next' ehh. Probably no more need for ever having imagination again. Pity our poor children, nothing left for them to invent :-) By Bob Greene... more »
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Ethics and after care
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Hi Guys, I just wanted to put something out there for consideration. As I think most of you will agree, most of the hard work starts once you've left Tham Krabok. I myself can testify to that fact, its in the months and years beyhond the time I spent at Tham Krabok that have been insidiously difficult as opposed to the intense experience of the Wat.... more »
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Brian Haffenden
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Hi Everyone, I just had a quick video call from Brian (via Skype). I'm sure Brian won't think I'm rude if I say he didn't look a picture of health! He has just come home after 10 days in hospital with gal bladder problems and he is not feeling his best. Brian continues to read all of the FOTM messages even if he doesn't always post replies.... more »
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detox
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I will be coming to Thailand in late November. I need and want to
quit drinking, it is destroying my body. Western AA treatment has
not worked. How difficult would it be for a middle aged woman who is
not in good health to go through the detox treatment at Thamkrabok?
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Wat Tham Krabok (Hmong "refugee" camp)
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A lot of the world knows Thamkrabok Monastery as a drug detox centre but it also has a place in history as providing a safe home to nearly 30,000 Hmong refugees (the razor wire and checkpoints were added by Thai/United Nations authorities)... [link] Best wishes to all. With Metta,... more »
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I am wondering if I can up date my Satja, I want to add achol to it. Drink has never really been an addiction for me but now feel I want to compleatly stop the drinking. I rarely get drunk, I might have one or two a few times a week however there a few reasons I want to take this step.
Firstly I seem to catch every bug going round and feel tired allot of the time so I worry it's because of my years of drug abuse so I feel not drinking even a drop can't do any harm. Also my girl friend doesn't drink and has said a few times about me stopping and I've agreed but not followed through which worries me. Last of all I keep having dreams that I'm gonna loose all the good thongs I've gained since I stopped using so reckon this will help take away that risk, because kets be honest it is a risk. It feels like the next step in my journey.... more »
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