what are the daily routines and life of a monk?

An Eternal Now SG

I heard that before you are ordained as a monk, you have to observe 1 year of 5 or 8 precepts as a novice monk isnt it, wearing the white robe?

question: what if you lie to the abbot that you parents have granted permission to join the order. you told the abbot that your parents had passed away. will the abbot still take you in as such? will he go do a background check on you and your family first?

I guess it depends. But as a Buddhist you should not lie.

I thought novice monk is only for young monks before certain age, but you can check.

Rooney9 SG

I guess it depends. But as a Buddhist you should not lie.

I thought novice monk is only for young monks before certain age, but you can check.

yes you should not lie, but if your parents dun agree to it, how? wait for them to pass away? what if they live a long life and die at age 90. by that time you are already 50-60 plus, an old man.

will the sangha still accept you when you are that old?

Rooney9 SG

do you know why some are wearing white robes?

An Eternal Now SG

do you know why some are wearing white robes?

Are you refering to nuns or monks and are they children age?

An Eternal Now SG

yes you should not lie, but if your parents dun agree to it, how? wait for them to pass away? what if they live a long life and die at age 90. by that time you are already 50-60 plus, an old man.

will the sangha still accept you when you are that old?

You should ask a sangha for their advice, they may be able to help you out from their experience with dealing with such cases.

Larryteo SG

Rooney9 really wants to escape NS? :O

Larryteo SG

Rooney9 you want to escape NS then say lah! Why hide your small little face???

An Eternal Now SG

Rooney9 you want to escape NS then say lah! Why hide your small little face???

Rooney9 has gone through NS and is older than me, and I met him a few times.

Larryteo SG

Rooney9 has gone through NS and is older than me, and I met him a few times.

Oh chey. I thought what was happening.

bohiruci SG

Routing of a Dharma Drum Monastery MOnk

4am Wake up /Wash-up

4:30am Morning Exercise

5am Chan and Pureland tradition Morning Chanting

7am meditation

7:30am Breakfast

8am - 10am Lesson

10am -3pm Visit by Layman ,Q and A session+Afternoon Puja to the Buddhas,Lunch

3pm -3:30pm rest

3:30pm Preparation for Chanting

5pm Evening chanting

6pm -9pm Lesson

9:30pm Resting the Wood(Last activity of the day , washup)

Sleep

I went there for the first day i wasnt accustomed .because i still a layman to go and understand monastic lifestyle

After the two days there , i feel quite peaceful

googoomuck SG

Rooney9 you want to escape NS then say lah! Why hide your small little face???

rooney9 wants to become a monk to escape NSman (reservist) training.

He is also worry about his cpf money.

He is first of it's kind, become a monk and yet think about money.

Fantagf SG

rooney9 wants to become a monk to escape NSman (reservist) training.

He is also worry about his cpf money.

He is first of it's kind, become a monk and yet think about money.

did you not read the response from An Eternal Now on Rooney???

Weychin SG

Hi!, here a link on how to become a bhikkhu:-

http://www.dhammadana.org/en/samgha/monks/become.htm

Anyway Rooney9 is not a monk yet,he still have to resolve issues first!

I am not familiar with entering the Sangha, some say you have to be twenty years old, another, if parents are alive, one have seek consent. Also, does one have to be a novice first, and if yes, for how long?

Larryteo SG

Why be a monk when you can lead a good and normal life??

likeyou SG

There is this 1 week mediation at a remote mountain side (malaysia).

No talking and strictly on mediation.

2 meals. Morning and afternoon.

Evening time drink milo.

Chanting and mediation.

Clear your mind and peaceful.

An Eternal Now SG

sorry posted in wrong thread - aen

Lineasy2 SG

Routing of a Dharma Drum Monastery MOnk

4am Wake up /Wash-up

4:30am Morning Exercise

5am Chan and Pureland tradition Morning Chanting

7am meditation

7:30am Breakfast

8am - 10am Lesson

10am -3pm Visit by Layman ,Q and A session+Afternoon Puja to the Buddhas,Lunch

3pm -3:30pm rest

3:30pm Preparation for Chanting

5pm Evening chanting

6pm -9pm Lesson

9:30pm Resting the Wood(Last activity of the day , washup)

Sleep

I went there for the first day i wasnt accustomed .because i still a layman to go and understand monastic lifestyle

After the two days there , i feel quite peaceful

My name is james, can u tell me how can i be like u go for the monastic lifestlye. my email is [email protected]

likeyou SG

If one cannot read chinese, how to chant together among his peers?

Just like become a monk, you must know chinese characters right?

If not, how to chant?

Care to share your views?

Thanks.

Rainbow Jigsaw SG

sorry another question. what if you often fall sick, like flu, cough, got skin problems that needed topical cream to apply, like chronic health problems like the ones I mentioned.

if you have no money, how to seek treatment or go to see the doctor? will the temple foot the bill for you?

When one is prepared or meant to take on a pure spiritual/religious path, such concerns shouldn't be of importance to one, as things will fall into place to enable one's path to proceed smoothly. If such concerns are of importance and cannot be eliminated from one's mind and heart, then perhaps the path is not meant for one.

Rainbow Jigsaw of Life

Dawnfirstlight SG

If one cannot read chinese, how to chant together among his peers?

Just like become a monk, you must know chinese characters right?

If not, how to chant?

Care to share your views?

Thanks.

You will be surprised that many elderly Buddhists are not educated, many can't even write their chinese names but they can chant better than me. I did ask one of them why she can't even write her name in chinese but knows how to chant. She told me she prayed to Goddess of Mercy, asked her to bless her with wisdom so she could know how to read and chant.

Anyway, there are han yu pin yin in most of the scriptures. Did you see the woman whom Rony interviewed. She said she does not know Chinese well. She was also surprised that she could chant 普门品 well for the first time as if she had chanted before. Unfortunately, she did not see the truth after all the miracles she had encountered in Buddhism.

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