Comments on: A Short History of the Events at Prajna Monastery http://helpbatnha.org/2009/07/a-little-background-report-from-sister-ck/ Friends working together to support the monks and nuns of Prajna Monastery in Vietnam Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:04:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John Green http://helpbatnha.org/2009/07/a-little-background-report-from-sister-ck/comment-page-1/#comment-607 John Green Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:59:43 +0000 http://helpbatnha.org/?p=24#comment-607 I have posted a link to your article to MonasticLife members asking for prayers for your whole monastic community. We are a worldwide interdenominational monastic organisation, mainly Christian but sharing typical monastic practice of prayer, meditation, study and action. Pax (Peace) I have posted a link to your article to MonasticLife members asking for prayers for your whole monastic community. We are a worldwide interdenominational monastic organisation, mainly Christian but sharing typical monastic practice of prayer, meditation, study and action.

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]]> By: evie http://helpbatnha.org/2009/07/a-little-background-report-from-sister-ck/comment-page-1/#comment-605 evie Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:28:46 +0000 http://helpbatnha.org/?p=24#comment-605 It is very unfair, I understand that there was a lot of money invested by the Plum Village group, but since you don't own the land then it is like you are renting it. If the landlord wants you to leave a rented place then you have to leave even if you paid to remodel it. It isn't fair and it is wrong that they are doing that to the monks and nuns, but it would have been easier to buy your own place and build than rely on someone else's kindness. People are unreliable. And in order to prevent more people from being hurt you should just pack up and leave. The monks that did the bad things will incur very heavy karma, but if you stay and fight then more young people will get hurt and it will affect their lives and practice for the rest of their lives. The same thing happened to me personally before. I was practicing somewhere and they threw me out unfairly. I tried to fight it a little while, but my mind grew more peaceful when I moved on. It is very unfair, I understand that there was a lot of money invested by the Plum Village group, but since you don’t own the land then it is like you are renting it. If the landlord wants you to leave a rented place then you have to leave even if you paid to remodel it. It isn’t fair and it is wrong that they are doing that to the monks and nuns, but it would have been easier to buy your own place and build than rely on someone else’s kindness. People are unreliable. And in order to prevent more people from being hurt you should just pack up and leave. The monks that did the bad things will incur very heavy karma, but if you stay and fight then more young people will get hurt and it will affect their lives and practice for the rest of their lives. The same thing happened to me personally before. I was practicing somewhere and they threw me out unfairly. I tried to fight it a little while, but my mind grew more peaceful when I moved on.

]]> By: ron landsel http://helpbatnha.org/2009/07/a-little-background-report-from-sister-ck/comment-page-1/#comment-538 ron landsel Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:33:26 +0000 http://helpbatnha.org/?p=24#comment-538 As an student of Thay and a veteran of the american war in Vietnam I respectfully affirm that this tradition is one of peace and harmony - a skillful asset to the end of suffering and promoting the well being of family, village and nation. How is it that Southeast Asia is happy the USA joined the peace effort in the Asian rim, while a great vehicle of peace a Bat Nha is being pressed to disband. Many governments and their embassies are aware, millions of practitioners of many traditions are aware around our planet and undertand that a good government does the right thing, simply because it is good. As an student of Thay and a veteran of the american war in Vietnam I respectfully affirm that this tradition is one of peace and harmony – a skillful asset to the end of suffering and promoting the well being of family, village and nation. How is it that Southeast Asia is happy the USA joined the peace effort in the Asian rim, while a great vehicle of peace a Bat Nha is being pressed to disband. Many governments and their embassies are aware, millions of practitioners of many traditions are aware around our planet and undertand that a good government does the right thing, simply because it is good.

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