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- Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: is being a sugar daddy good kamma?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2238
Re: is being a sugar daddy good kamma?
I shouldn’t get on my feminist high horse but my answer would be a gigantic NO!!!! If you are using a young person for sex you are robbing them of their youth and the chance to form a partnership with someone similar to their age. Also you might get taken advantage of and it’s unlikely you’ll have m...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:39 pm
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Questions about monk life
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3300
Re: Questions about monk life
Read and understand the vinaya That is the set of rules you are expected to live by.
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:53 pm
- Forum: Suggestion box
- Topic: Extensive quoting is bad
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21494
Re: Extensive quoting is bad
Could someone explain how you actually do this? I may have been guilty myself come to think of it.
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:51 pm
- Forum: Suggestion box
- Topic: Extensive quoting is bad
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21494
Re: Extensive quoting is bad
It takes time and effort to trim down a large block of text when responding with a quotation. I know this. Even so, it really is worth the time and effort. A large thread can have the same huge blocks of words repeated many times with only a few lines of actual response buried in there somewhere. I...
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:23 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Ask for forgiveness for misconduct.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1458
Re: Ask for forgiveness for misconduct.
Hi guys, I just wanted to ask for forgiveness for post I made a few years back. I was using intoxicants and hallucinating and made a post saying I was the future Maitreya Buddha. I was also engaging in sexual misconduct. May the community forgive me. Best wishes, Kevin :namaste: Nosey Nora here wan...
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Does pornography leads to rebirth in a lower realm?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 13053
Re: Does pornography leads to rebirth in a lower realm?
I’m no porn expert but I do know that the actors working in the adult entertainment industry are addicts and only do it to fund their addiction. They have to pander to fetishes which I won’t go into too much detail about cos they’re pretty gross. Anime doesn’t involve actual people, so does that mak...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
TBH I am partly to blame. I sent a video message to the monk criticising him in a crude way for his extortion. It was a bit stupid but cathartic in a way. I apologised but I still think he’s a bit of a scammer. I’m feeling too tired to fight anyone just now. And my mental health is not top notch.
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:51 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
Don’t want to complain about anything anymore. I’ve had a talk with an empathic monk and just want to move on.
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:17 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
Metta all. Sorry if this sounds thick. But is there any kind of Buddhist ombudsman I can call/email as I have concerns. Buddhism is a way of life to be understood or and explored. We live basically on our kamma vipaka, for good or bad lives or luxury is our own past actions mentally or physically. ...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:32 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
I’ve spoken to a monk and feel a bit better. I’m going to let this go. I can’t right all the wrongs in the world and this organisation is more powerful than me. Don’t fancy getting hurt by someone who reveres them. I’ll move on and look for inspiration and learning elsewhere.
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
There seems to be just a little bit too much happiness. It’s almost Disney like. I think there might be a lot of repressed anger. Something very fake about it. And they seem to be very money oriented. I mean big style. I understand all humans need money to live and have shelter but this seems exces...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:12 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
Need to sleep folks. Metta. Will be back to explain myself.
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
I don’t. I’m agnostic with an interest in Buddhism
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist ombudsman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3050
Re: Buddhist ombudsman
There seems to be just a little bit too much happiness. It’s almost Disney like. I think there might be a lot of repressed anger. Something very fake about it. And they seem to be very money oriented. I mean big style. I understand all humans need money to live and have shelter but this seems excess...