Theravāda in the 21st century - modern applications of ancient wisdom
by pilgrim » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:08 pm
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by yawares » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:45 pm
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Dear Pilgrim,
Oh so cute! In Thailand there are at least 2 temple that feed tigers with left over alms-food. Metta can tame wild animals indeed.
Love your article/pictures.
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by rowboat » Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:53 pm
yawares: Oh so cute! In Thailand there are at least 2 temple that feed tigers with left over alms-food. Metta can tame wild animals indeed.

Rain soddens what is covered up,
It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
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by Viscid » Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:35 pm
pilgrim wrote:elephant-monk-490.jpg
This one looks actually fairly cruel.. as if the seedy mahout is forcing the unhealthy-looking elephant to kneel on cement for a monk as a trick..
"What holds attention determines action." - William James
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by yawares » Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:37 pm
rowboat wrote:yawares: Oh so cute! In Thailand there are at least 2 temples that feed tigers with left over alms-food. Metta can tame wild animals indeed.

Dear rowboat,
I'm not sure if the monk with the tattoos is Thai monk?? I 've never seen Thai monks with tattoos before. But he seems to be very kind to the tiger...and that is so nice.
Nice picture/thank you,
yawares
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by rowboat » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:53 am
Hi Yawares,
I thought in the past I had seen photos of Thai bhikkhus showing tattoos:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe= ... 2QWeq5y6DQI personally have never had an interest in getting tattoos but admittedly some of those religious images are very compelling nonetheless.
Glad you appreciate the photo.

Rain soddens what is covered up,
It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
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by yawares » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:45 pm
pilgrim wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMFdPXRAgQ&feature=player_embedded#

Dear Pilgrim,
I so love this video...the bird on the monk's head is so brave/funny.
For me the closest encounter with the birds(Red Cardinals) was when they sat on my pink Oleander plants and looked at me through my window(computer room).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9LNexIo ... re=related
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by Ben » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:56 pm
And some Buddhists love animals!
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by yawares » Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:13 pm
rowboat wrote:Hi Yawares,
I thought in the past I had seen photos of Thai bhikkhus showing tattoos:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe= ... 2QWeq5y6DQI personally have never had an interest in getting tattoos but admittedly some of those religious images are very compelling nonetheless.
Glad you appreciate the photo.

Dear Rowboat,
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If you ever get religious image tattoo...please post your picture so all members can see.
I like the Buddha image tattoo,
yawares
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by rowboat » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:55 pm
Dear Rowboat,
If you ever get religious image tattoo...please post your picture so all members can see.
I like the Buddha image tattoo,
yawares
Hi yawares,
I won't be getting any tattoos, I can assure you of that!
Of my generation (40 yrs) I am one of the few who do not have any tattoos. I choose to keep it this way. While I can appreciate and admire them, they are not for me.

Rain soddens what is covered up,
It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
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by rowboat » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:01 pm
Rain soddens what is covered up,
It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
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by yawares » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:47 pm
rowboat wrote:Dear Rowboat,
If you ever get religious image tattoo...please post your picture so all members can see.
I like the Buddha image tattoo,
yawares
Hi yawares,
I won't be getting any tattoos, I can assure you of that!
Of my generation (40 yrs) I am one of the few who do not have any tattoos. I choose to keep it this way. While I can appreciate and admire them, they are not for me.

Dear Rowboat,
I told my husband about your'no tattoo'! He smiled...later on laughed when I said that I might get tiny 'Buddha image with yellow robe' tattoo on my left shoulder.
Please let me tell you that I can row any boat while standing up...I always won the races... my friends had to buy me dinners!!
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by rowboat » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:53 pm
Hi yawares,
I understand that tattoos can be a little painful. If you don't like needles from the doctor then you might not enjoy many thousands of needles from some guy named Chuck.
Unfortunately the ocean is much too cold to stand up for very long in a small boat here. I would prefer to row that way. I could look forward! But average sea temperature is around 7 degrees C or 44 degrees F. If I fell in, in less than half an hour I would be a popsicle!
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It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
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