Can folks on the ground confirm that this is still correct?
I have certain questions that are probably outside the ken of someone who hasn't done this himself. (would address them to a monastery here in the US, but I've lost touch with the one where I practiced years ago...)
Have you yourself known any such individuals, with possibility to connect me with one?
Questions like: What level of involvement/ commitment would normally be expected? Actually living at a monastery (as an anagārika), living close as a five-precept lay devotee (upāsaka), etc.?
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dleuk, thank you for the thoughtful & informative post.