Wow thats so sad!.
So basically if someone is born in south america,africa or a country without monasteries they cant become a monk in practical terms?.
Or what they do? Get a temporary visa and constantly renew it?
Thats crazy.
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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:07 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Visas for monks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 232
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Visas for monks?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 232
Visas for monks?
Hi all: Question: I always imagined most countries probably had special treatment in terms of providing visas or residency to fully religious people - like priest or monks - , mainly because of humanitary reasons and them not being fully "part of the system". Maybe that was not the case if...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Who are the Suttavadins? The dark truth behind Delson Armstrong, Bhante Vimalaramsi, and TWIM
- Replies: 536
- Views: 24063
Re: Who are the Suttavadins? The dark truth behind Delson Armstrong, Bhante Vimalaramsi, and TWIM
Hi I do not know Delson armstrong, but: -Where Delson Armstrong threaten to sue? -Where Delson Armstrong threaten to sue specifically because someone claimed he is not an arahant? Regards I was referring to Daniel Ingram, who is discussed in the video. Ohhh my mistake sorry 🥲, sadly i skipped the l...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:18 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Who are the Suttavadins? The dark truth behind Delson Armstrong, Bhante Vimalaramsi, and TWIM
- Replies: 536
- Views: 24063
Re: Who are the Suttavadins? The dark truth behind Delson Armstrong, Bhante Vimalaramsi, and TWIM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjDN0c6l-8&ab_channel=BeingUntangled Threatening to sue someone because they don't think you are an Arahant doesn't seem like something and Arahant would do. Besides that how would that even stand up in court? It wouldn't. Hi I do not know Delson armstrong, but:...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Movie like monastery?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 306
Re: Movie like monastery?
There should be a digital magazine dedicated to taking pictures of theravada monasteries and provide their basic info, weather, location, square feet, capacity, etc.
Because the info is so scattered and hard to find.
Im just saying haha
Because the info is so scattered and hard to find.
Im just saying haha
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Movie like monastery?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 306
Re: Movie like monastery?
PD: im actually not making a movie haha, i just for personal gratification.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Movie like monastery?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 306
Movie like monastery?
Hello: Anyone knows a theravada monastery so beautiful that it could be used for a movie?. Im looking a more sutta like style: located in a forest of squarrels :bow: , hot springs, beautiful nature, 500 Bhikkhus Walking daily for alms to a near town or village, etc. I knows most are beautiful, for e...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:51 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The vinaya should be updated
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3530
Re: The vinaya should be updated
I dont know.
Im sure some new rules could be of benefit in this century. But also the danger of changing things is probably greater. Maybe today is "no tea", but tomorrow some absurd idea.
Regards
Im sure some new rules could be of benefit in this century. But also the danger of changing things is probably greater. Maybe today is "no tea", but tomorrow some absurd idea.
Regards
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:57 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: "Reverse Nibbana"
- Replies: 11
- Views: 555
Re: "Reverse Nibbana"
Yes ,you can theoretically stop dukkha by "getting what you want" whenever you want. If you want a yatch, you suffer until you get the yatch. Once.you get it dukkha stops, until you become sad because it wasnt enough to fulfill you. Still, you needed to crave the yatch before obtaining it....
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:42 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How to deal with cowardice and anxiety?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 232
Re: How to deal with cowardice and anxiety?
If you for example have cowardice and anxiety about jumping to water. The easiest way to make it dissapear is to become good at water jumping. On the contrary, cowardice and anxiety become bigger if you dont jump to water and keep thinking about why you didnt do it, or if you try to make the anxiety...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Conditions of Restlessness.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 522
Re: Conditions of Restlessness.
You could probably find as cause:
-attention to things that cause restlessness
-breaking precepts
-attention to things that cause restlessness
-breaking precepts
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1236
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
...consciousness also ceases.
So no, no factors.
Regards
So no, no factors.
Regards
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:17 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Lay anagami
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1558
Re: Lay anagami
Since there arent so many, and they are more advanced that most monks, they just get very close to the sangha and teach, keeping that as a profession or some job that helps people.
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:46 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: kamma of ordaining
- Replies: 8
- Views: 555
Re: kamma of ordaining
Hi: Its more like indirect kamma what could make a person wanting to ordain not be able do it. For example if you like gambling because of some old habit or kamma, that could lead you to being in big debt in this life. And that can be a problem for ordaining. Sure, there could be some direct kamma c...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:04 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Can Mārä also become a bhikkhu and that too a great one?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 877
Re: Can Mārä also become a bhikkhu and that too a great one?
Why not?
We all have probably been mara once.
Regards
We all have probably been mara once.
Regards