You seem to wish Theravadadin rules and customs for monks to be rewritten, or additions and adjustments made, and existing Monastic Law be abandoned. You seem to think, despite evidence to the contrary presented and discussed, that your brand of Dhamma under S. N. Goenka, can avoid missing extreme distress, or apparent failures of teachers. You also seem to be encouraging distrust between Theravadin monastics and laity over the disciplines of monastic life, suggesting you have confidence in greater austerity.thepea wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:37 pm It seems like much of this could be avoided if monastics were taken under the wing of a senior established monk and periods of reporting were required. Also stricter rules regarding technology, manditory periods of strict practice where noble silence is observed including computer communication.
Is that accurate, in part or in whole?