tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382962493426998247.post7684378715608096866..comments2023-08-09T08:53:33.148-07:00Comments on In the confusion and aftermath: Danne’s and other dangalangNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726711678932661212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382962493426998247.post-44323381893304439782009-09-16T22:39:39.068-07:002009-09-16T22:39:39.068-07:00mmm...yeah, what P said. :) I feel yea. we had a p...mmm...yeah, what P said. :) I feel yea. we had a pirith for my sis last night coz shes getting married. and the priest was from our gemei pansala, they are a unaffected bunch. very simple and quite nice. he was talking about marraige and where buddhism comes in..interesting. and where it can go wrong and how some people call up the temple to ask for help. I dunno...i guess there's both sides to it. I don't belive in feeding priests for ping either. I mean, if you don't have dhamma in the heart..whats the point huh? :S sorry,,rambly comment.. prolly didnt make sense..Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995774857599699621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382962493426998247.post-80967003650575609802009-09-16T15:01:53.680-07:002009-09-16T15:01:53.680-07:00With regards to the priest...it's unfortunate ...With regards to the priest...it's unfortunate that you had to encounter one of <i>those</i> priests. As difficult as it is, I think in times like that you kinda have to focus on the robe and forget the person wearing it. Maybe instead of treating the alms giving as 'feeding some self-important old man', it might be worth treating it as 'showing gratitude to the ideals represented by the robe'? Alms givings are supposed to be symbolic anyway; it's Sinhalese culture that has bastardised the whole thing. I know it's frustrating and disheartening, but that's the only way I get through boring sermons...perhaps it'll work for you?PseudoRandomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993144590186704387noreply@blogger.com