There is a basic problem that a lot of Western monks and nuns become ordained without really understanding or appreciating what the monastic life is all about.
Tenzin PalmoPeople get very deep experiences and they think they're enlightened. That's not enlightenment, that's just some realization.
Tenzin PalmoI think, for East and West, the first thing we need is a good grounding in basic Buddhadharma.
Tenzin Palmo