Thai Spirit provides a template for life lived small. The Great Recession has made a simpler life both inevitable and welcome. My teachers are Thai friends whose Buddhism is full of color and mystery, but utterly practical too. This blog is a tribute to the best of Thai Spirit and a place of dialogue about how to grow small. You can contact me at familyhelpaz@gmail.com.
Blessing Bikes: Living Small
Therevada Buddhists in Thailand love monks. Most men have done a brief stint in the monastery themselves, from a week to a few months. If prayers are needed, it's customary to have a monk do it. (I've never understood exactly to whom they're praying.)