Testimonials - European Ordination Program

Next step? Maybe a month of training in Thailand

Kris (52) from Lede has already been ordained as a Buddhist monk for the fifth time.

My month as a Buddhist monk has made me mentally richer

Allan Chemnitz talks about his path to being ordained as a monk in Thailand, about physical exertion and about gratitude for life.

Cas

Trapped in his early twenties by constant negative thoughts, and a deep sense of meaninglessness that left him at rock bottom, turned to self-improvement and meditation, which released years of tension and helped him disidentify from his overactive mind. This led him to quit his comfortable life in the Netherlands, move to a remote Thai jungle monastery, and become a Buddhist monk for four months to fully immerse himself to find lasting peace and clarity.