Spotted in Chonburi! A decent monk doing an honest day's work.

[rooster59]

Spotted in Chonburi! A decent monk doing an honest day's work

 

Image: Sanook

 

Following  a long list of miscreant monks letting the Sangha side down comes a story of a shining example from a hilltop monk in Chonburi.

 

"Tan Skyline" posted on Facebook that they had seen the monk at Wat Khao Tabaek in Sri Racha lugging a 40 kilogram bag of cement up 400 steps.

 

The post gushed: "What a great example of holiness - there's a true monk at work. Sathu! Sathu! (amen, amen)"

 

Sanook went to check that it was true and spoke to Phra Apinantho or "O" who said it was all in a day's work for him - he was used to it after working on building sites when not in robes. 

 

He'd seen some old folks at the top of the stairs in some strife and he had carried up seven bags of cement for them.

 

Spiritedly and modestly he thanked all the people who are helping to build the stairs up to the main chapel.

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-01-06

[ezzra]

Sadly, what use to be an everyday occurrence in bygone era, it's

become a rarity and a sight to marvel at, such become the notoriety

of monks who are less than holier and their life of indulgent...

[mok199]

very nice picture....I for one, am happy to see...

[Get Real]

And exactly what makes it better to see a monk carrying 40 kilo bags of cement up a 400 step stair 7 times?

I just get sad to see that theese ancient methods, that has nothing to do with religion, still exists.

[noahvail]

The media tend to jump on bad news, especially when it comes to folks who practice their religion. My experience over the years here is that monks, by and large, tend to be hard workers, whether it’s on improving their wat, educating the poorest of the poor children in their free schools, tilling the fields, helping locals who are not so well-off, or giving freely of their time and efforts. Perhaps those of you who have not seen this have spent very little time looking, but it’s there for all to see.

[marquis22]

8 hours ago, Get Real said:

And exactly what makes it better to see a monk carrying 40 kilo bags of cement up a 400 step stair 7 times?

I just get sad to see that theese ancient methods, that has nothing to do with religion, still exists.

Like putting white dots and dashes all over the doors of the house and ceiling of the car ......

[noahvail]

@GetReal, these ancient methods can be and are used as a meditative technique toward the goal of achieving enlightenment. One cannot predict what the exact impetus will be, but it has often been found in mundane tasks. Do you recall the movie ‘The Karate Kid?’ Wax on...wax off... What was the true purpose of that exercise? It certainly was not the waxing of that old car. By the way, Buddhism is not so much a religion as a philosophy; even the Dalai Lama has said that he presides over the largest grouping of atheists in the world. ?

[mikebell]

On 06/01/2018 at 5:13 AM, ezzra said:

Sadly, what use to be an everyday occurrence in bygone era, it's

become a rarity and a sight to marvel at, such become the notoriety

of monks who are less than holier and their life of indulgent...

Agree whole-heartedly with Ezzra.  Disagree with 'Noahvail'.  My experience is of them exploiting simple superstitious people in the name of more gold on the temple walls.

[sfokevin]

What this picture does not show but I have faith he is also doing while lugging that cement...

 

Contemplating the Four Noble Truths...

Contemplating the Eightfold Path...

 

That is a good days work for us all...

 

 

[lamyai3]

On 1/6/2018 at 6:03 PM, noahvail said:

Do you recall the movie ‘The Karate Kid?’ Wax on...wax off... What was the true purpose of that exercise?

To beat the crap out of Cheng in the KungFu tournament. 

Edited January 15, 2018 by lamyai3

[wakeupplease]

For every one of these your find a 1000 of the regulars, playing with drugs and spending your money Religion the oldest con in history

[HLover]

On 1/6/2018 at 5:10 PM, marquis22 said:

Like putting white dots and dashes all over the doors of the house and ceiling of the car ......

Or thinking a man really turned water into wine.

[rkidlad]

A monk not being bad. Hallelujah! Humanity restored. 

 

I saw some people waiting to cross a busy road near a police officer who was directing traffic. They’d been waiting about 5 mins when a monk and his helper (the helper was carrying his stuff) came along. As soon as the police officer saw the monk, he stopped the traffic. The monk walked across the road like he was Connor Mcgregor. No acknowledgment or nod of thanks to the police officer. Clearly too important for that. 

 

Another story of monks helping people for you. 

[marquis22]

On 1/16/2018 at 7:19 AM, HLover said:

Or thinking a man really turned water into wine.

Hmm not sure about the wine but at least He opened up the sea and also gave fish that were jumping out of the sea to the needy on a Friday.