Having a refuge, having an anchor in clarity of conduct, allows that virtue and holding to truth to be the basis of one’s life.
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Ajahn Pasanno
Monastic
Ajahn Pasanno took ordination in Thailand in 1974 and was a disciple of Ajahn Chah. He is now the Guiding Elder at Abhayagiri Monastery.