Thich Nhat Hanh on Burma

western buddhists generally use their version of the philosophy as a way of withdrawing from action. the genuine buddhists, the opposite. interesting the intro particularly and 3.25

The interviewer need to sit on the floor too. It is inappropriate to be sitting higher than a monk. He should sit down out of respect for the monk if he is not a buddhist. A buddhist would not do this sitting higher than a monk. Just a friendly critic.

I think so too, bad form on the part of the interviewer.

Ive asked Thai a few questions, got some really interesting answers, but Im thinking of asking him somthing very deep this year.

Monks do not carry begging bowls, that is known as alms bowls. Buddhism is one. Read up TIPITAKA The sacred book of the Buddhist. It means 3 baskets. It is also known as PALI CANON. It is divide into 3 main parts:

1) Vinaya pitaka
2) Sutta pitaka
3) Abhidhamma pitaka

Without clear understanding of the dhamma, we may end up having wrong views. It will be a hindrance for our path of enlightenment

Some of the original teaching of he Buddha in TIPITAKA can be found on the internet


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ok he said tick?

Yes, that's the way the rendering of the Vietnamese is pronounced in English, instead of "th-itch" - kinda weird, but so it is.