Question & Answer #88: from Esoteric Theravada to Why Dharma Teachers Talk So Slow

Questions include: magical and alchemical sects in Asian Theravada; how enlightened beings know they’re enlightened; when to bail out of Samsara; Maha Ari monks in medieval Burma; becoming an “Ari wizard”; meditating in loud places; Palden Dorje’s 11-month meditation; spiritual effects of fluoridated water; plans for Q&A #100; repentance in Buddhism; Dharma or culture; Albert Camus; supporting sloppy monks; right livelihood for noble disciples; learning Pali and Burmese; treatment of a white monk in Burma; was Gotama a Jain before his enlightenment; the group of six monks; Ajahn Nyanamoli; the scandal of birth; my worst time in Burma; ayahuasca as heart medicine; living in caves; and why some Dharma teachers talk so slowly.

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