doc, i wish to become a monk

[Asger]

damn this is a joke.. i really hope it is. a homosexual wanting to be a monk... the only thing you will obtain by "becoming a monk" is a few rules to follow, like NO SEX or SEXUAL DESIRE... if you are serious about this, how can you possibly say you are gay?? You can still be a monk in your heart if you're gay (just don't tell anyone)...
If this is a joke it's a good one, and if it's not it's a disaster... what in gods name do people associate with terms such as "monk" and "shaolin" and "spiritual development"???

[doc]

Actually, the Buddhist rules for a monk don't designate "no sex". The rules more specifically say, "no abnormal sex", depending upon whom you believe.

Which, Asger, in your line of reasoning, really doesn't change anything. I think few here would think that gay sex is not considered "abnormal sex" by societal standards.

[deathpsythe]

i seriously think there is more to being a monk than just rules come on.

[Asger]

yes there is... and a monk once told me this: It is not important to "be a monk" on the paper and carry out specific rituals or wear specific dresses, because in your heart you will always be a monk no matter what, if that is what you in your heart really is.

[cassius]

no 'abnormal sex'?

HA! Now there's a topic to debate...

[shaolinstylee]

Cassius, you beat me too it..

lol


Doc, remember where YOU live, compared to some of these others... abnormal sex in Kansas is $45 in Nevada.

[doc]

No man, that's the way the rule reads. Has nothing to do with where I live.

And abnormal sex in Kansas is illegal in Nevada. We got enough women here, we don't need to be bringing farm animals into the equation.

[shaolinstylee]

True, true...

[deathpsythe]

ok so what is the more to it part? like how can I train at home for monkhood.

[doc]

Well, there's always the much desired russbo.com Shaolin Monk Starter Kit.

[zachsan]

who the hell wants to live without abnormal sex?

[deathpsythe]

besides with purchase. and also life without any sex is nothing there is alot harder and more painful things that can and probably will happen to you in your life. i am 16 turning 17 and i do not want to have sex so that just shows you do not need it.

[zachsan]

i... i don't need it.... i could give it up any time... yeah, any time....

[Asger]

Ok. I am sorry to have brought this up. i didn't mean to.
It's very possible i have a wrong view on homosexuals, it's just... the ones i have seen saw "spiritual development" in very twisted ways.
Of course i cannot know what you were thinking of.

[Aaron]

If you do not know how to become a monk then you are not ready to be one. Are you even a practicing Buddhist? Maybe you should do as previously suggested and visit a Buddhist temple before you rush off to become a monk.

What is with all the teens and there desirers for monk-hood? I am amazed at how many of these guys think “going on 17” means that they are wise and ready to give up western material bonds and go be a monk. Well I guess it looks good on paper, Hollywood says so anyway.