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by Phra Peter Pannapadipo (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (2 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099484471
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099484479
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 255,998 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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At forty-five, successful businessman Peter Robinson gave up his comfortable life in London to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Bangkok. But the new path he had chosen was not always as easy or as straightforward as he hoped it would be. In this truly extraordinary memoir, Phra Peter Pannapadipo describes his ten-year metamorphosis into a practicing Buddhist monk, while being initiated into the intricacies of an unfamiliar Southeast Asian culture. Phra Peter tells his story with compassion, humour and unflinching honesty. It's the story of a 'Phra Farang' - a foreign monk - living and practicing his faith in an exotic and intriguing land.

About the Author
Phra Peter Pannadipo became a Buddhist monk at the age of forty-five but now administers SET - the Students' Education Trust he set up for novices who wished to continue their education but cannot afford to do so. As monks cannot earn money or fundraise themselves, he elected to disrobe temporarily.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Meaningful but not too deep, 13 Mar 2007
As one totally unfamiliar with Thailand and only vaguely familiar with Buddhism, I found this to be a useful introduction to both. Phra Peter writes with some degree of humility and humour, and sketches in details of his difficulties coming to terms with a complete upheaval in lifestyle, which ultimately, I felt, left something wanting. However, being very familiar with Western monasticism, it was interesting to read a different take on the idea of giving one's life over to religion.
There were very humourous incidents in this book, together with some which made me reflect on a deeper level, but nothing really sublime resulted from it.
I would recommend this to people such as myself who are new to both Buddhism and Thailand as a useful overview of both cultures.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful read, 24 Mar 2002
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I read this whilst on holiday in Thailand and couldnt put it down.It made me laugh out loud many times and was a light hearted yet fascinating view of Buddhist practices.Even if you are not interested in Buddhism I would recommend this book.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice one, Light of Wisdom, 11 Nov 2006
As well as being a great personal memoir, this has to count as a valuable ethnographic document for anyone interested in Thai Buddhism on the ground, as also the phenomenon of Western apprenticeships in the Asian Theravada. It's a heartwarming account of the trials and endurances of a genuine and admirably compassionate seeker (his monastic name means, aptly, Light of Wisdom), whose engagingly unadorned account, dense with detail, marked by affection and respect for his hosts, and nicely tricked out with victimless humour, puts paid to any notion you might have that those pursuing such a path are somehow ne'er-do-wells seeking an escape route in a 'simpler' society. Viva Phra Farang!

[Memorable gem (from a monk to Phra Peter): "When you're with a lot of people, behave as though you're alone. When you're alone, behave as though you're with a lot of people".]
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5.0 out of 5 stars A charming and delightful account of swapping one's ordinary life in an extraordinary way.
What would happen if you traded your ordinary English life for that of a monk's, in the far east? Well?? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. T. White

1.0 out of 5 stars Lack of Wisdom
Sadly no deep spiritual insights. A vaguely amusing travelogue by a writer, whom one might suspect, had become a Buddhist monk to sell a book. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2006 by Simon Wilcock

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a great writer.....
Living very close to the temple in Nakhon Sawan and having the opportunity to visit Phra Peter regularly, I can say that he is not only an incredible writer, but a brilliant... Read more
Published on 8 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent personal account of Buddhist faith
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