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Monks, be good

Re: “Don’t limit monks,” (PostBag, Oct 16) and “More Meditating, Less Talking Please”, (PostBag, Oct 18).

Nowadays monks especially those living in the cities, live as monks like another occupation, such that we don’t feel like offering alms because we don’t know whether they are genuine monks or not.

We see monks shopping for mobile phones, buying amulets, buying lottery tickets, etc. Monks study just to get the title “Phra Maha” There are so much indulging in desire, so much attachment which is not supposed to be as a monk.

They can’t even understand the most basic teachings of the Buddha — The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path.

Don’t argue about now we are in the modern era. If you really have the intention to be a monk, be a good one and be enlightened and teach lay people to understand what the Buddha taught.

There are many good monks around. Don’t smear others.

MILLIE TAN

OPINION

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