please! shaving head in buddhism (in theravada buddhism) is to control our mind from being streaming in kilesa (bad feeling in life). If you do not have hair, you don't need to worry to dress up. If you wear same desing & color of clothes daily, you don't need to worry to choose color or design. If so, you can do more kusala (merit on good things) and at the same time, you can control your mind from going to bad emotions. By this way, you can try to understand how to stop sansara.
I agree with you. It depends on a persons moral conduct. Appearance has nothing to do with it. Hair or bald doesn't effect whether a person gets enlightened, but rather the character determines if the person gets enlightened.
It is dependent on their mind, like Lok Ta mentioned. A person whose head is all shaved may not be enlightened in mind. Some monks behaved immorally. Some people shaved their heads for fashion or due to illness or due to being in prison. They have shaved heads, yet their minds may not be enlightened or equally enlightened in Higher Dhamma of deliverance. Similarly, people with a full head of hair are not equally enlightened. For example, public officials. They still behave immorally
So in other words, hair or lack thereof doesn't matter when it comes to any spiritual enlightenment and benefit. Thats all I am saying and asking. A person can be bald and be Enlightened.
The bottom line is, one cannot depend on appearance alone like what we have been told to believe. How we behave is more important to guage if a person is enlightened in the mind vs. their title/appearance attest them to be. When we look beyond appearance, we have made our mind to be more fluidic. When a person is said to be a leader, if he's led the people in the wrong direction, is he still a good leader or that we must follow him unconditionally?
If so, then we only have our self to blame for we have clinged to appearance/ideology and not think for ourself, using our mind to perceive not our eyes.
Sorry, to answer your question. Yeah. It doesn't matter if a person has hair or not b/c enlightenment happens in the mind, not on the hair or not on the color of the skin, etc. When we attached our understandings to the colors of the skin, the hair follicle on a person's head, we have conditioned ourselves for controversy, leading to wars.
So do you think that if a person is bald, that they cannot reach enlightenment? Must a person have hair for them to be enlightened? I agree that it is not in the LOOKS, it doesn't matter if a person has hair or not, they can ALL still be enlightened.
You have the right thinking as Lok Ta advocated. Thanks for your comment. I think Lok Ta brought up the Dhamma Desna to invoke our mind to think and not be too rigid on appearance or the norms of society (stereotypes). We all have capababilities do do good and bad. If we cling to looks, we may not take initiatives to effect change if what we follow/believe to be good is no longer keeping the standards. Overtime, High Dhamma for benefits dimished to be replaced by low Dhamma. That's not good->war
please! shaving head in buddhism (in theravada buddhism) is to control our mind from being streaming in kilesa (bad feeling in life). If you do not have hair, you don't need to worry to dress up. If you wear same desing & color of clothes daily, you don't need to worry to choose color or design. If so, you can do more kusala (merit on good things) and at the same time, you can control your mind from going to bad emotions. By this way, you can try to understand how to stop sansara.
khainghsu89 1 year ago
I agree with you. It depends on a persons moral conduct. Appearance has nothing to do with it. Hair or bald doesn't effect whether a person gets enlightened, but rather the character determines if the person gets enlightened.
xhemexx 3 years ago
Ok So whether a person has hair or not wouldn't effect whether they can get enlightenment right? lol
xhemexx 3 years ago
It is dependent on their mind, like Lok Ta mentioned. A person whose head is all shaved may not be enlightened in mind. Some monks behaved immorally. Some people shaved their heads for fashion or due to illness or due to being in prison. They have shaved heads, yet their minds may not be enlightened or equally enlightened in Higher Dhamma of deliverance. Similarly, people with a full head of hair are not equally enlightened. For example, public officials. They still behave immorally
reksmay 3 years ago
So in other words, hair or lack thereof doesn't matter when it comes to any spiritual enlightenment and benefit. Thats all I am saying and asking. A person can be bald and be Enlightened.
xhemexx 3 years ago
"...A person can be bald and be Enlightened," or not. Thanks for asking and commenting. I wish you well. :D
reksmay 3 years ago
The bottom line is, one cannot depend on appearance alone like what we have been told to believe. How we behave is more important to guage if a person is enlightened in the mind vs. their title/appearance attest them to be. When we look beyond appearance, we have made our mind to be more fluidic. When a person is said to be a leader, if he's led the people in the wrong direction, is he still a good leader or that we must follow him unconditionally?
reksmay 3 years ago
If so, then we only have our self to blame for we have clinged to appearance/ideology and not think for ourself, using our mind to perceive not our eyes.
Sorry, to answer your question. Yeah. It doesn't matter if a person has hair or not b/c enlightenment happens in the mind, not on the hair or not on the color of the skin, etc. When we attached our understandings to the colors of the skin, the hair follicle on a person's head, we have conditioned ourselves for controversy, leading to wars.
reksmay 3 years ago
So do you think that if a person is bald, that they cannot reach enlightenment? Must a person have hair for them to be enlightened? I agree that it is not in the LOOKS, it doesn't matter if a person has hair or not, they can ALL still be enlightened.
xhemexx 3 years ago
You have the right thinking as Lok Ta advocated. Thanks for your comment. I think Lok Ta brought up the Dhamma Desna to invoke our mind to think and not be too rigid on appearance or the norms of society (stereotypes). We all have capababilities do do good and bad. If we cling to looks, we may not take initiatives to effect change if what we follow/believe to be good is no longer keeping the standards. Overtime, High Dhamma for benefits dimished to be replaced by low Dhamma. That's not good->war
reksmay 3 years ago