tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post6886072371860802638..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: The Three KingsShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-71941646655717916482008-12-22T19:05:00.000-08:002008-12-22T19:05:00.000-08:00Dear Venerable Shravasti Dhammika,I've been readin...Dear Venerable Shravasti Dhammika,<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your musings since T Y Lee recommended your site last July. I was very impressed and went back to your first musings. Your thoughts hit home with me and I thank you very much!<BR/><BR/>I had twelve years of Catholic education and I was surprised I had to refer to the dictionary for Holy Prepuce. It must not have been one of the many relics I had hanging from my neck as a youth.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your insight and I look forward each day to your musings.<BR/><BR/>With Metta,<BR/>JoeJopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299217325245951092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-34697532356604619432008-12-22T18:34:00.000-08:002008-12-22T18:34:00.000-08:00Dear Sharidan,You have broached a very important a...Dear Sharidan,<BR/>You have broached a very important and interesting issue. Early next month I will give you some of my thoughts on Dhamma, spirituality and the sense of wonder.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-43804012402767238442008-12-22T10:29:00.000-08:002008-12-22T10:29:00.000-08:00Hello Bhante,You seem to have hit a very interesti...Hello Bhante,<BR/><BR/>You seem to have hit a very interesting point with your observation of the opposing reactions to modern people seeing relics. They seem very sceptical and mocking of those who remain devout. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if something is lost when people become too "clever" to see a bit of the sacred, or some mystery in life. Folk religion may have been a bit naive, but it seems that people had a sense of wonder that is lost now. The environment is now only seen through the eyes of human utility, where once it used to create this sense of awe and it held some of the most deep respect. <BR/><BR/>Could you speak, in some small way, to this understanding of the sacred in the mundane, that used to refresh so many, and what happens when it is lost? <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your insights. It is a useful tool for those of us living too far from any Theravadin Monk to feel a real connection with the Path that we've chosen.<BR/><BR/>SheridanSheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806928319408002607noreply@blogger.com