SOLITUDE & COMMUNITY, MONASTIC VINAYA (rules) & LAY PEOPLE

[@황인남-h9w]

I have been happy to listen to your Dharm talk. I was born in 1968 in Korea. I have been a Buddhist since in 2010.

[@englishmonk]

Sukhi Hontu

[@NewYorkLofi]

Namo buddhaya ❤❤❤

[@englishmonk]

Namo Buddhaya Sukhi Hontu

[@Jess-hm7ft]

I hope your move goes smoothly. With metta from South Wales UK 🙏🌹🙏

[@englishmonk]

Thank you. Be happy and stay well

[@ag6382]

Dear Venerable, So happy to hear you found a new location. May it be fruitful for helping spread the Dharma. With Gratitude, AG

[@englishmonk]

Sukhi Hontu

[@julie-vg4so]

Dear Venerable, I enjoy your teachings. I am learning a lot of information that I am not exposed to with other monks. Thank you. Sadhu 🙏

[@englishmonk]

You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well

[@dustintribbett]

Thank you! Trying to learn and watch others (and mine own self). Chants, concepts and experience. Thank you again!

[@englishmonk]

You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well

[@andreschoenfeld]

thank you 🙏

[@englishmonk]

You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well

[@dharmalearner7396]

Good morning from East coast of US. Happy to see you are back broadcasting. Hope your consultation brought good results.

[@englishmonk]

Yes thank you I an ok. Be happy and stay well

[@HNIW]

Thank you Bhante for your full openness for the Whole World 🙏 How is it called fancy nowdays? "open-source" , "transparency" , "creative commons" 😄 I was considering traveling and visiting you, but except of handshake there isn't really anything more that I could get. I can ask you any question and you will answer it eventually, or have answered it already 🙏 No need to visit your "monastery" 😄

[@englishmonk]

Sukhi Hontu

[@fingerprint5511]

Bhante what a relief to learn you did not spend the evening in the Snake infested area! Have you noticed The Buddha covered everything, he was like Mother Father Doctor Scientist Friend, and Ajahn Sumedho I I have listened to everything I can possibly hear, including the Meridian Society videos on their site with Ajahn from 1986 at Amaravati, I think he was around 52 years of age then. I remember the day you first moved into this noisy room and commented that it was too noisy. Too much noise affects the nervous system and creates all this stress then add your healing and the Precept rules of sleeping on the floor, well yes we were and are concerned for your wellbeing as I personally want to see you continue to thrive in the practice so moving will be good from this location, and of course the new location will have its challenges and blessings too. I hope your visit to the Surgeon was good news, I'm halfway through your talk. Thank you!

[@englishmonk]

Thank you for your concern and please rest assured I am very well. Be happy and stay well yourself. Sukhi Hontu

[@yabba777]

A good copy of Vinaya is "Vinaya Texts" by Hermann Oldenberg, Forgotten Books publications. There are many interesting stories not found in suttas. Highly recommended.

[@englishmonk]

Sukhi Hontu

[@borninwashingmachine4582]

It is quiet sad message about leaving your present location. Well really noisy, maybe put windows can be solution? Anyway hope locals understand the issue.

[@englishmonk]

Not sad. I'm not leaving the location just different building. Peaceful and better for laypeople to visit. Be happy and stay well.

[@HNIW]

About Vinaya, how much individual hospitality are you allowed? For example, can you be invited to non-Buddhist country by a lay disciple and stay for some time at his house with his wife and daughter? Can a lay disciple take you to "McDonald's" or other restaurant, before noon?

[@englishmonk]

Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. kzbin.info/aero/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.

[@shivabhakth07]

Namo Buddhaya Guru, I have a question, what does Guru do in a situation where you can't really get alms, example like the country or the area is not familiar with such a tradition or in certain places people kindly give me rice and things to cook,I have seen some of your videos where you mentioned its kind of difficult to get alms in some places, how usually Guru cope up with that Namo Buddhaya

[@englishmonk]

Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. kzbin.info/aero/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.