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Sanghamitta
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Its exactly the kind of thing that has been tried by some Christian priests in the UK. It didnt work. They just lost all respect.
The going for refuge is the door of entrance to the teachings of the Buddha.
Bhikku Bodhi.
Bhikku Bodhi.
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It's a refusal to accept a very basic corollary fact of impermanance - that the Dhamma (as in the teachings) will eventually die out. They are clinging to some hope that by diluting the dhamma they can make it last longer. Kind of like filling 1/4th of a bottle of shampoo up with water and hoping it'll have the same cleaning power. (I know people who do this)
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meindzai wrote:It's a refusal to accept a very basic corollary fact of impermanance - that the Dhamma (as in the teachings) will eventually die out. They are clinging to some hope that by diluting the dhamma they can make it last longer. Kind of like filling 1/4th of a bottle of shampoo up with water and hoping it'll have the same cleaning power. (I know people who do this)
sad but true...Thag 1.20. Ajita - I do not fear death; nor do I long for life. I’ll lay down this body, aware and mindful.
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Funny story. When my dad started dating my mom, he went to her house for dinner. She started making chili. Around the time she began pouring a can of water in with the chili, my dad gave her a funny look and asked her what she was doing. Her family didn't always have a lot of food to throw around (for all the mouths that needed to be fed), so that's how her mom made chili. Never occurred to her that most people don't add water to chili. True story. And on occasion, it's fun to reminder her of that.meindzai wrote:It's a refusal to accept a very basic corollary fact of impermanance - that the Dhamma (as in the teachings) will eventually die out. They are clinging to some hope that by diluting the dhamma they can make it last longer. Kind of like filling 1/4th of a bottle of shampoo up with water and hoping it'll have the same cleaning power. (I know people who do this)
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I would say that it's worse than diluting the Dhamma, it's more like polluting the Dhamma. Break the five precept? sure, why not? "this is the way Buddhism was intended to be", as one "monk" said.meindzai wrote:It's a refusal to accept a very basic corollary fact of impermanance - that the Dhamma (as in the teachings) will eventually die out. They are clinging to some hope that by diluting the dhamma they can make it last longer. Kind of like filling 1/4th of a bottle of shampoo up with water and hoping it'll have the same cleaning power. (I know people who do this)
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Four types of letting go:
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
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appicchato
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I agree (FWIW)...a monk(?) serving booze?...pleeese...Guy wrote:I would say that it's worse than diluting the Dhamma, it's more like polluting the Dhamma.
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Paññāsikhara
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Remember, in Japan, they do not have bhikkhu/ni ordination. So, making comparisons to a "monk" while thinking "bhikkhu" is a bit inappropriate.appicchato wrote:I agree (FWIW)...a monk(?) serving booze?...pleeese...Guy wrote:I would say that it's worse than diluting the Dhamma, it's more like polluting the Dhamma.
Still, whoever they are, serving alcohol under the name of Buddhism is a quick way to destroy the Dharma, and a very ignorant thing to do.
My recently moved Blog, containing some of my writings on the Buddha Dhamma, as well as a number of translations from classical Buddhist texts and modern authors, liturgy, etc.: Huifeng's Prajnacara Blog.
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appicchato
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True...hence my use of: (?)...i.e. monk (?)...Paññāsikhara wrote:Remember, in Japan, they do not have bhikkhu/ni ordination
Although...someone behind the bar(mixing drinks), in monks robes, is indicative...
Be well...
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Paññāsikhara
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Sure, I understand what you mean.appicchato wrote:True...hence my use of: (?)...i.e. monk (?)...Paññāsikhara wrote:Remember, in Japan, they do not have bhikkhu/ni ordination
Although...someone behind the bar(mixing drinks), in monks robes, is indicative...
Be well...
Guess it means that those other monks who refrain from intoxicants and other harmful behavior, must continue to lead by example.
(By the way, love your new avatar picture - who is your little avian friend?
)My recently moved Blog, containing some of my writings on the Buddha Dhamma, as well as a number of translations from classical Buddhist texts and modern authors, liturgy, etc.: Huifeng's Prajnacara Blog.
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appicchato
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Paññāsikhara wrote:Guess it means that those other monks who refrain from intoxicants and other harmful behavior, must continue to lead by example.
(By the way, love your new avatar picture - who is your little avian friend?
Couldn't agree more...
Thank you...visiting a friend of my sister's on my recent sojourn to America...this bird imitates, very well, anything anyone says...I couldn't believe it...fortunately he didn't leave anything when he took off...
By the way...is this the Venerable Huifeng?...if so, pardon my lack of proper etiquette...
