This list has been created to enable people associated with the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association (ALBA) and with the monasteries of the Thai Forest tradition to come together in community whether they live close to each other or far apart. You can use this forum to discuss Dhamma topics, to support each other's practice, to make practical arrangements, for example for lifts to events at Amaravati, or simply to make conversation with Dhamma friends.

To encourage a supportive friendly atmosphere, we can do no better than to follow the Buddha's advice on right speech:

"And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech."
SN XLV.8

"Monks, a statement endowed with five factors is well-spoken, not ill-spoken. It is blameless & unfaulted by knowledgeable people. Which five?

It is spoken at the right time. It is spoken in truth. It is spoken affectionately. It is spoken beneficially. It is spoken with a mind of good-will."
AN V.198