Category Archives: monastics

25Apr/14

On Civil Rights Demands

04/25/2014abuse, assault, Big Brother, buddhism, civil rights, demoncracy, faith, government, harmony, karma, monasticism, monastics, precepts, religious order, Snowden, spiritual, tyranny, westTCN

From alleged government espionage programs to religious scandals of assault or abuse – where among this barrage of Lord of the Flies scenes do Buddhist observers find confirmation of the belief that people are inherently good? When the historical Buddha Shakyamuni founded his order…

22Feb/11

Requisite Subjects of Study for Monastics

02/22/2011buddhist, monastics, order, practice, scripture, studies, sutraTCN

Chinese Mahayana Sutra From the Records of Preeminent Monastics Translating Sutras. Converting Sanskrit into Chinese, [or in contemporary times, to English and other languages] the sutras can bridge ordinary people and sainthood. They turn the Dharma wheel and are teachers for all Buddhas. Understanding the Meaning. Searching through the…

20Sep/09

Vows of Silence

09/20/2009abuse, faith, monastics, religious order, scandalsabuse, institution, religiouso order, vows of silenceTCN

A powerful church vs. a personal relationship with the divine. Which is more important? Are they about an either-or dichotomy or a spectrum? See Vows of Silence here. Power and its ability to corrupt in even the seemingly holiest of realms and peoples. . . http://www.vowsofsilencefilm.com/…