Text

 1 1|          the rudiments of Buddhist practice, such as nightly chants
 2 1|          give herself fully to the practice. Her aunt and uncle, who
 3 1|          also interested in Dhamma practice, had a small home near a
 4 1|            where she often went to practice. In 1945, as life disrupted
 5 1|           the nucleus of a women's practice center that has flourished
 6 1|  meditation, and discussion of the practice. In the years when Upasika
 7 1|      members would report on their practice, after which she would give
 8 1|      standard of her teachings and practice, larger and larger groups
 9 1|            her own personal Dhamma practice and in providing opportunities
10 1|   opportunities for other women to practice as well, socio-historical
11 1|    distinction between Buddhism as practice and mainstream Buddhism
12 1|    themselves relegated. ~The true practice of Buddhism, though, has
13 1|       others. ~However, the actual practice enjoined by the Buddha does
14 1|         suppress. The true path of practice pursues happiness through
15 1|         goal may teach the path of practice to others, or they may not.
16 1|       cross-purposes to the actual practice of Buddhism. Women sense
17 1|       status and opportunities for practice vary widely from location
18 1|       prefer the opportunities for practice offered in nuns' communities
19 2|  monasteries offer for lay nuns to practice -- in terms of available
20 2|           have advanced far in the practice are publicly recognized
21 2|             After several years of practice she began teaching, with
22 2|         conducive to the full-time practice of the Buddhist path. ~Although
23 2|         opportunities for women to practice in Thailand are far from
24 2|            himself entirely to the practice. In village monasteries,
25 2|        longer open, that full-time practice would be futile, and that
26 2|       become so detrimental to the practice that institutional reforms
27 2| relationship of the reform to true practice. Experiences with cases
28 2|          in their determination to practice is to follow the example
29 2|       exist, individuals intent on practice must strike out on their
30 2|       Anyone who would take on the practice only when assured of comfortable
31 2|            and self-discipline the practice inherently entails. ~Thus
32 2|        from the perspective of the practice, mainstream Buddhism serves
33 2|    individuals truly intent on the practice to leave the mainstream
34 2|      historically is that the true practice of Buddhism has hovered
35 2|     hovered about the edges of the practice. When we look at the historical
36 2|        about the opportunities for practice open to men and women at
37 2|         the pioneers do embody the practice faithfully, then as word
38 2|          life softens, so does the practice, and within a generation
39 2|    becoming more favorable to true practice. In other cases, the practice
40 2|      practice. In other cases, the practice tradition may influence
41 2|        monks, the most influential practice tradition is the Forest
42 2|             Among women, the major practice tradition is Upasika Kee
43 2|         maintain their standard of practice without charismatic leadership.
44 2|        Buddhist mainstream and the practice, not necessarily for the
45 2|           how the Buddhist path of practice may be reopened by anyone,