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What are the prerequisites for becoming a monastic ?
Though parental consent is not imperative for a grown-up to become a monastic, it's important to talk it over with your parents so that, with their understanding, you can have peace as a monastic.
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Why do some monastics practice martial arts?
Martial arts basically derived from the spontaneous movements in sitting meditation. Instead of practicing vigorous gongfu to keep fit, most moanastics today adopt yoga or other gentler exercises.
What is the significance of the ritual of deliverance?
Deliverance is primarily aimed at the living rather than the dead. When Shakyamuni Buddha taught the Dharma, he preached it to the living, so that we use wisdom to deliver ourselves. Nonetheless, r...
How to break down the barriers of our mind ?
The barriers of our mind come from our five mental afflictions: greed, aversion, ignorance, arrogance and doubt. If we can transform the five mental afflictions into the mind of cultivation by bein...