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Monastic Training Program
The monastic training program is intended for qualified lay people age 21 - 50, and serious about long-term Buddhist Practice, who is exploring the possibility of ordination. Applicants must have taken refuge in the Triple Gems (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha), and must not be in a long-term relationship. All applications are reviewed by the abbot.
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First Name and Last Name
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Email Address
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Mailing address (Street, City, State, Zip, not P. O. Box)
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Telephone Number (Home or Cell)
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Sex (for housing purpose)
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Birth Date
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Marital Status
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Number and ages of children
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Person of contact in case of emergency (please list their full name, telephone contact, and their relationship with you)
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Since you are applying to stay at MABA, which is the home of monastics, we would like to ask you some personal questions to get to know you better. All information will be kept confidential and will be shared only in case of emergency.*
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Yes, I will provide detailed answers to all the questions.
How long have you been seriously or actively studying and practicing Buddhadharma?
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When did you take refuge and precepts and with whom?
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Please tell us about your Buddhist studies
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Have you practice meditation before? If yes, where did you learn it from, and who is your teacher? How long have you practice under this teacher?
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Have you done meditation retreat or long courses before? Please provide details.
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Have you received the five lay precepts? Monastics precepts? Bodhisattva precepts? Who did you receive the lay and/or monastic precepts from?
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What skills do you have that you would like to offer to the community during the periods of offering service (for example, building, electrical, plumbing, gardening, maintenance, cooking, transcribing, editing, computer, IT, fund raising, graphic designing, or any skill that are not listed here)
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What is your educational background? What have you studied and at which schools? What degrees have you received?
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How do/did you earn your living?
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Please read the details of our daily schedule below. Are you willing and able to participate fully in our daily schedule?
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MABA Daily Schedule:
05:00 a.m. Wake Up
05:30 - 07:00 a.m. Meditation Practice & Morning Service
07:00 - 07:15 a.m. Tai Chi Exercise
07:15 a.m. Breakfast
08:00 - 11:30 a.m. Morning Chores (Study if chores are done)
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:00 noon Kitchen cleanup and break
2:30 p.m. Study
4:30 p.m. Afternoon Chores
6:00 p.m. Medicine Meal
7:00 p.m. Meditation Practice & Evening Service
8:15 p.m. Study and personal time
10:00 p.m. Lights out
Yes, I am willing to participate fully, and follow the daily schedule
The following few questions need to be answered with as much detail as possible. This will enable us to understand your conditions, and your ability to live here with others.
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I will provide detailed answers to all of the following questions.
Do you have a chronic illness or injury? If yes, please describe.
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Do you have physical limitations that may interfere with or might be aggravated by sitting practice or by offering service while at MABA? If yes, please describe.
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Please list all medications that you take (prescription and over the counter) and the medical conditions they are treating.
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Are you allergic to: medications, drugs, insect bites, poison ivy? What medicines do you use if you have an allergic reaction?
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List any special dietary needs, medical, any physical injuries, food allergies or other conditions that we should know about?
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Do you snore such that it could disturb a roommate?
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Health Insurance is a requirement to spend time at MABA. Please provide details (insurer, ID number). Please give the name and contact information of your physician.
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Have you ever had or been treated for a psychological condition such as depression, eating disorder, drug/alcohol addiction, anxiety disorder, psychosis schizophrenia, bipolar, or any other psychological conditions: Please specify condition(s) and dates(s) and treatment (including medicine) you received.
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Have you ever spent time in a mental health institution or drug/alcohol rehabilitation center (inpatient or outpatient)? When? If so, please describe.
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Please describe your experience with psychotherapy, if any. Are you currently seeing a therapist or counselor?
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Do you currently use alcohol, recreational drugs, or tobacco on a regular basis? If so, are you prepared to abstain from using them for the duration of your stay?
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Are there conditions in your life that might be placing you under stress or that could make living at MABA challenging? (e.g. divorce proceedings, debt, substance abuse withdrawal, loss of a loved one, etc.)
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Have you ever been convicted of a crime? If so, please describe.
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Please describe your experience, if any, in the areas of the healing arts, channeling, rebirthing, occult practices, etc.
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Please list two references (not relatives) One should be a recent employment supervisor. For each person list their: name, phone, email, address (street, city, state, zip, and country. What is your relationship to the person and how long has this person known you?
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Safety Net. Please list a person who will be your "safety net," a person who will provide for you, should you need to leave MABA for any reason. If it is one of your personal references, just list the name.
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Do you have any concerns about staying at MABA? If so, please tell us.
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By entering your initials below, you are effectively providing your signature, indicating that all the information on this form is true and accurate, to the best of your knowledge.
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Date (month, day year)
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Everything on this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I authorize MABA to contact any of the people listed above to support this application. I give MABA permission to do a criminal background check with state and federal agencies, using information on this application, to the extent permitted by state and federal law. I agree to follow MABA's guidelines, which I have read. I understand that failure to do so may result in termination of my stay at MABA. I do not hold MABA responsible for any theft or loss of property or any accident or injury. Please place your signature below:
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