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im 24 and im searching to find myself. i am looking to get out of town and go
on a spiritual journey. i have done a lot of research and have fallen in love
with the Buddhist way of life. where would you recommend, out of the USA,
that i
could travel and stay in a Buddhist colony or something of that nature. i
would like to go for 3 months or so. really clear my head. if you have any info
for me that would be so nice and very helpful
thanks for your time

Spencer

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Hi Spencer,

It is actually very difficult to recommend because I don't know all the centres, and also different centres may suit different personalities.  

As a starter, you may wish to consider Western centres instead of Asia.  This will enable you to concentrate on Buddhism, instead of having to cope with cultural differences.

You can search the centres from this site:
http://www.buddhanet.net (The “mother” of all Buddhist web sites)

I would suggest you look into these two centres:

http://www.bswa.org
This site is in Western Australia where Ajahn Brahmawamso resides. He is an English monk and is a very popular speaker. You can listen to his talk through this site.

http://www.amaravati.org/abmnew/index.php/about_us/getting_here/
Ajahn Sumedho is the most senior Western monk, trained under the Thai forest monk tradition. He is an American and is resident in England.

Ajahn Sumedho and Ajahn Brahmawamso are from the same teacher, the late Ajahn Chah of Thailand.


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When in doubt seek it out. All your questions will be answered, and you may not have to agree with the answers. Such is the beauty of Buddhism. You are free to decide. I follow the Theravada tradition, and have been studying Buddhism for more than 40 years. Please view my profile for more details. I have answered more than 1500 questions since joining this category. You may like to give me the honor to answer your question.

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I was brought up in the 50's as a Buddhist. For the past 40 years I have read numerous books on Buddhism and listened to numerous talks on Buddhism by well-respected and learned monks and lay teachers. I conduct Buddhist classes for parents of Sunday School children in a Theravada Buddhist Temple. My teacher was the late Chief Reverend, The Ven. K Sri Dhammananda of The Brickfields Buddhist Mahavihara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You can view the relevent website in memory of my revered late teacher @ http://www.ksridhammananda.com

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