# Question about Ordination

**URL:** <https://classicaltheravada.org/t/question-about-ordination/2204>\
**Category:** General Theravada topics\
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/question-about-ordination/2204 "2026-02-20T00:02:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![HappinessSeeker](https://classicaltheravada.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@HappinessSeeker](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/HappinessSeeker)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/question-about-ordination/2204/1 "2026-02-20T00:02:48Z")

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Can I technically ordain now? My parents are okay with me ordaining at some point in my life and I technically already have their permission. I just realize I don’t really need to finish my bachelor’s degree. I aready have an associate’s degree. Also, I realized deep down the reason why I keep going to college and doing an internship is because I wanted money and when I searched my feelings deeper than that, I realized I wanted money for sensual pleasures like eating good food, living in a good apartment. Now I don’t want that anymore. I could literally unenroll in my college and book a flight to Myanmar, go to Pa Auk, and ordain as soon as possible. If I’m unsure, I could make a quick call to my parents just before ordination when the sangha is already waiting to start the ordination procedure. I think at that point, my parents wouldn’t say “Go back to America”. They would just accept it.

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**Author:** ![RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/user_avatar/classicaltheravada.org/robertk/32/1498_2.png) [@RobertK](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/RobertK)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/question-about-ordination/2204/2 "2026-02-20T03:34:22Z")

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