I’ve been sitting here tonight thinking about Bhante Gavesi, and how he never really tries to be anything “special.” It is interesting to observe that seekers typically come to him loaded with academic frameworks and specific demands from book study —wanting a map, or some grand philosophical system to follow— but he simply refrains from
Bhante Gavesi: A Life Oriented Toward Direct Experience, Not Theory
Spending some time tonight contemplating the life of Bhante Gavesi, and how he never really tries to be anything “special.” One finds it curious that people generally visit such a master armed with numerous theories and rigid expectations from their reading —searching for a definitive roadmap or a complex philosophical framework— yet he off