tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post3676641014688402428..comments2024-03-27T23:37:20.556-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: More Reflections On Ming Yi's TrialShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-11101658325929552482013-03-06T01:50:33.925-08:002013-03-06T01:50:33.925-08:00FOR VEN. ASHIN INDAKA UNDERSTAND OF BUDDHST STUDY
...FOR VEN. ASHIN INDAKA UNDERSTAND OF BUDDHST STUDY<br /><br />Ven. Ashin Indaka from Myanmar stayed in Malaysia or who is Chief monk of SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST TEMPLE, TAMAN DESA JAYA, KEPONG, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA and he who is charged Rm400 per person on who want to become a monk. It is very shameful of Buddha religion because Buddha himself want to help human being to over from suffering.<br /><br />If Buddha alive, Buddha will give chance for everyone to learn Dhamma without pays any single cent because Buddha attained Enlightenment with practice in hardly, may be Ven. Ashin Indaka understanding of this subject because this basic course in Buddhist study<br /><br />Better Ven. Ashin Indaka in what mistake and correct, you done mistake you must carry sin for forever, we can’t help you but you must not try to do evil in Malaysia.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Malaysia Buddhist<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980919099246561098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-18625876121817348252009-08-12T06:38:05.214-07:002009-08-12T06:38:05.214-07:00Couldn't these good monks and nuns do the same...Couldn't these good monks and nuns do the same work as lay-people or as anagarikas? (Or even as novices?) Then Vinaya won't even be an issue, and they can do the same good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-65605356006709848682009-08-06T09:54:49.699-07:002009-08-06T09:54:49.699-07:00For the Ven Fatt Kuan and some of the admirable mo...For the Ven Fatt Kuan and some of the admirable monks and nuns. I would like to use this quote from the Itivuttaka 20 :<br />"Having a mind filled with compassion, The Noble One does great good. " <br />They had done good for the many, don't you agreed ?Ananda See施性国https://www.blogger.com/profile/07172116590932104947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-86926411392523997432009-08-06T09:20:30.702-07:002009-08-06T09:20:30.702-07:00Like day and night, there are good and bad. The go...Like day and night, there are good and bad. The good can become bad and the bad can become good. One may recall Yin-Yang, the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work and that life is not exactly white or black.<br />There is great expectation that clerics like judges are beyond corruption and excesses. But humans are not infallible and materialism can triumph over spirituality whatever faith one professes. This episode is not the first nor will it be the last. There was a Catholic priest before Ming Yi - owning condominium, shares, bank accounts and dipping into Church fund or pocketing donations. In both instances there was tacit silence amongst the clerics/sangha and the 'faithful' community. Perhaps, they hanged their heads down in shame and silence.aah-haahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018252160335014110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-470435176401144232009-08-06T07:44:44.039-07:002009-08-06T07:44:44.039-07:00I am all for a commonsensical, non-dogmatic, non-h...I am all for a commonsensical, non-dogmatic, non-hypocritical and practical/practice-oriented approach. How many of us are scholars, not considering the demands on our time and energy by this and that, that we can scrutinise all the teachings? Can those of us who have read the Tipitaka, excluding the commentaries, excluding Vajrayana, Mahayana, Zen... from cover to cover... please raise his or her hand. <br /><br />It is good in a way that the IT age has made knowledge easily accessible and, with that, hopefully deceit cannot remain covered for long.<br /><br />Thanks to the Venerable and all the enthusiastic comments of readers here!Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473139174740412105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-30778565664516959072009-08-06T06:55:42.239-07:002009-08-06T06:55:42.239-07:00Good evening Ven.
Regarding the whole Ming Yi sag...Good evening Ven.<br /><br />Regarding the whole Ming Yi saga, I must say I was quite disappointed... Not at Ming Yi, himself or what he has supposedly done... but rather because i had thought even after the mis-use of funds (the $50,000), that Ven. Ming Yi, the guy whom many Singaporeans watch on charity shows, and his compassionate care and work for the sick and needy that has earned mush respect by the community was innocent on this whole saga. But sadly, it seems to me now that he has been seduced by the worldly greed of the world. <br /><br />I followed the news, though not intently, and must say that I initially felt that Ven. Ming Yi was just one of those greatly misunderstood persons, and that his intentions were purely good natured and simple, and was misunderstood by the society's norm of greed, filled with negative suspicion (though, i do think healthy judging is helpful to one in life.), I later realise, and in your earlier posts that I was most probably wrong... (Regarding the exclusive gold membership, properties and BMWs... O.O) <br /><br />When report of him having a horse as a pet, and purely wanting to feed and look after it, (though a little expensive to upkeep for my taste...) I thought and had felt he genuinely just had these pure intentions of doing just that! because really who is to say what's truly right or wrong regarding one's own thoughts... only they themselves would know and be aware of the truth. <br />I must say i was bloody disullusioned, a little conditioned too i would think. <br />But I have to say, though, that that does not take away the fact that Ming Yi is indeed a good person generally, and despite what he has done, we should also remember and take into account the good that he has done for the less fortunate and needy patients under his Ren Ci Hospitale care. <br /><br />Just my 2 cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-19466001578348779612009-08-06T06:05:33.368-07:002009-08-06T06:05:33.368-07:00Dear Bhante,
A timely and wonderful post.
Coincid...Dear Bhante,<br />A timely and wonderful post.<br /><br />Coincidentally, Bhikkhu aggacitto just posted an article regarding monks handling of money in modern time, 'A Buddhist Misunderstanding'.<br /><br />http://dhammaprotector.blogspot.com/2009/08/namo-tassa-bhagavato-arahato.htmlRiglinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830690446293769692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-65197307264095460192009-08-06T06:05:30.820-07:002009-08-06T06:05:30.820-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-50508241389965485602009-08-06T05:03:58.623-07:002009-08-06T05:03:58.623-07:00I like your writings so much!
:)I like your writings so much!<br /><br />:)Adrián Montoya Leytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858955610563658868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-89697431693517673212009-08-06T03:57:06.667-07:002009-08-06T03:57:06.667-07:00A remarkable post. Positive and with interesting p...A remarkable post. Positive and with interesting points on too dogmatic attitude to Vinaya. The comment by reasonable also makes an interesting expansion of the subject. Sorry that I refer maybe too often to my personal experience rather than to suttas, but the fact is that I stopped calling myself a buddhist after my meditational break-through. And I «dropped out» of Buddhism as a religion and a set of traditions. I stopped bowing before an image of the Buddha and laying flowers near it or even observing uposatha days. I simply try to be more mindful and more helpful and kind to people around me and always find time for bhavana. So now I don't qualify for monkhood. :) But then who am I if not a buddhist? A truth-seeker on the 8-fold Path. A bit akwardly longish but... <br />Now back to the post - two or three wonderful positive examples against one negative... Still, there seems to be some problem with Sangha in modern times. Alas, an outsider like me can only see the problem but cannot offer remedies...yurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459608592333995535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-47947435139750444942009-08-06T01:59:18.124-07:002009-08-06T01:59:18.124-07:00In a few weeks' time would be Ven Fatt Kuan...In a few weeks' time would be Ven Fatt Kuan's passing-on anniversary. I think it should be the 8th anniversary since her passing-on. I used to follow my family to visit Tai Pei Temple. And I have eaten the yummy vegetarian food there, hehe :)reasonablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971948580051107601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-9779192992311308502009-08-06T01:53:04.309-07:002009-08-06T01:53:04.309-07:00great post :)
If I may extrapolate Bhante's ...great post :)<br /><br />If I may extrapolate Bhante's idea, one may not be labeled a Buddhist yet he may be living in the spirit of Buddhism while a person labeled as a Buddhist may be an unBuddhist Buddhist, just as a person labeled a Christian may be an unChristian Christian whereas a non-Christians may indeed be a Christian in spirit.reasonablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971948580051107601noreply@blogger.com