# Ajahn Sajato flew to the wrong airport

- Teacher: Ajahn Brahm
- Type: Story
- URL: https://beingmindfulstories.com/stories/brahm-sajato-wrong-airport-indonesia
- Themes: travel, uncertainty, monks, kindness
- Life situations: travel mishaps, being stranded

## Synopsis (editorial summary)

Ajahn Sajato flew to the wrong Indonesian city for a conference; as a moneyless monk with no phone he was stuck until someone recognised him and got him on another flight to the right place.

## The story, as told by Ajahn Brahm (verbatim captions)

ajahn sajata he was going to conference over in indonesia i don't know how he managed to do this but he flew to the wrong airport and he went to the airport and when he went through there's no one to meet him i wonder what the heck's going on and of course being a monk has no money no mobile phone what am i gonna do fortunately in his case anyway somebody recognized him don't just see your buddhist monk where you going he said it's supposed to be a conference here no conference on this town but i managed to find out where the conference was and give him another flight to go to the right place

## Teaching point

Uncertainty can strand you — and still send help through strangers.

## Reflection (in the spirit of Ajahn Brahm's talk)

A monk with no money or phone flew to the wrong Indonesian city for a conference. Someone spotted him, found where it really was, and put him on the right flight. Ajahn Brahm has nearly been stranded himself. Plans go wrong. Strangers' kindness often fills the gaps if we stay calm and open.

## Source

- [Uncertainty | Ajahn Brahm | 6 November 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jq9w7tD_k) (Buddhist Society of Western Australia) — watch from 28:26 to 29:11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5jq9w7tD_k&t=1706s