As a buddhist , i feel sadden by the recent chain of events involving monks; in particular...the degradation of buddha's teachings these days... first it was Myanmar , now it's Tibet . We all know when sakyamuni buddha taught the dharma 2600yrs ago, he specifically state some rules monks should follow, and entering and engaging into politics is a taboo. Apart from that. did you notice how these poor monks are being manupulated by other interest groups, mainly western democractic /human rights group... Yes, i dun agree that china should occupy tibet . but have we wondered...if they allow tibet to go free... wat would happen to taiwan , xinjiang and other semi- autonomous regions? there are around close to 200 nation states on this planet currently...we dun need to to complicate things further....Singapore for eg... wasn't slated to go independent anyhow...Would the United States of America willing to forgo some of their 50 states they occupy? Look at how the indi...
The year end north-easterly winds truely is infamous...bringing down the temperature to 15C; before taking considerations for the wind-chill factor; i was mostly in my windbreaker as i didnt do much manual work this time round; instead running up to the 2nd story study or the hill beside the monastry to do meditation and catch up on reading...one of the more insightful book i read while there is this book of a monk who studied under Ajahn chah for 5 years in the late 70s; he disrobed after the 5 years but continued to live a "monk w/o the robes" life.
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