tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post3395794729755258962..comments2007-12-07T13:56:04.150-08:00Kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473762456050471711kenny@drby.netBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-65014823616355012752007-12-07T13:56:00.000-08:002007-12-07T13:56:00.000-08:00That would be nice, next time then.<BR/>-kennyHui_Henghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473762456050471711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-42141820530356962042007-12-06T20:02:00.000-08:002007-12-06T20:02:00.000-08:00"Beings like that speak according to the conditions of thier listeners" i feel personally that this is correct. thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>Wish i would have read this before last Sunday. I was up at CTTB with Tzu Chi medical outreach on Sunday. _/|\_ would have liked to buy you lunch Hui_Heng. :)<BR/><BR/>Yahoo Msgr ID: jeeperpetejeeperpetenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-49598844203666128242007-09-02T20:45:00.000-07:002007-09-02T20:45:00.000-07:00Hello Danielle,<BR/>Thanks for voicing your opinion.<BR/><BR/> But I STAND BY MY CRITICISM, and it is also MY opinion that you AND EVERYONE should be VERY careful when using The Masters Quotes and the Buddha's verses. Beings like that speak according to the conditions of thier listeners, and while i believe strongly that their wisdom is CORRECT, I feel that you have MIS-APPLIED that wisdom in this case. <BR/><BR/>First of all i did not in any way CONDEMN ANYONE in my rather comical rebuttal (my opinion). These people arent Sanghans (again in my opinon). And i feel it is my DUTY to take my little corner of the universe (and my daily life) to speak out in refutation of what i think is rediculous and harmful to what i passionately believe in. <BR/><BR/>I do not have the patience of the Master, or the wisdom, and i dont pretend to.Hui_Henghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473762456050471711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-38051010971949263052007-09-02T06:33:00.000-07:002007-09-02T06:33:00.000-07:00hello, hui heng,<BR/><BR/>Our master had once taught us not to condemn others, no matter what they do is right or wrong. Do u remember the poem that Venerable Master Hsuan hua said ?<BR/><BR/>zhen ren zi ji cuo,<BR/>mo lun ta ren fei,<BR/>ta fei ji wo fei,<BR/>tong ti ming da bei.<BR/>( i dunno the English translation of this poem, these are the Chinese pronunciation of those words)<BR/><BR/>The Buddha, when questioned how to treat the sanghas who are not following the right path of cultivation, told his disciples to ignore them (as in not scolding them, not talking to them.... i remember there was four things that buddha said, but my memories are not that good). maybe u can double check with the sutras.Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01396661859871214862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-38668144345035311932007-07-09T10:35:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:35:00.000-07:00Response to "DID YOU KNOW....?"<BR/><BR/>First i would ask you why you would want to be a nun, and second whywould you choose Shaolin?<BR/><BR/>There is a text called the Bai Zhang which should be followed in terms of rituals and processes for complete ordination of a monk or nun. This is roughly 3 years of intense training under a master who deems you ready before ordination.<BR/><BR/>And no, its not better to have more Buddhists than any other religion. I would encourage people to think about Religion and study the major ones in DEPTH and then choose which one to practice, IF they wanted to.Hui_Henghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473762456050471711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-80933800832031273682007-07-08T20:54:00.000-07:002007-07-08T20:54:00.000-07:00DID YOU KNOW ....?<BR/>Paragraph 3 & 8 - "Ceremony" here refers to the ordination.<BR/>Paragraph 7 - I'd like to become a nun too, but I don't think I'll ever be selected at Shaolin - you know why?<BR/>3rd last paragraph - So, how long you think it should take to become a monk, in ordination & rituals?<BR/>2nd last paragraph - isn't it better to have more buddhists than any other religion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-12121425434742350502007-05-31T05:21:00.000-07:002007-05-31T05:21:00.000-07:00Why you dont come to do something here? HaHa...<BR/>Your experience in Shaolin Temple is as the same as what i experienced in another temple here in China. The biggest problem for us is that it is hard to know who is really a master so that if we have some problems we could ask for help: we dont have any chance to get in touch with the famous one and the one we met is probably trustless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15771345.post-556434422019966472007-05-30T07:14:00.000-07:002007-05-30T07:14:00.000-07:00Can you give us the link to the video you posted on the youtube?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/>BTW, your comment on the article is right on! However, I am glad that Buddhism is florishing again over there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com