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Shave your head, put on a robe, you're religious

 
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jajdude



Joined: 18 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:59 pm    Post subject: Shave your head, put on a robe, you're religious Reply with quote

It's got to be a joke. I was getting the vibe earlier today, riding on the train. Two guys had the new to army type hair and the robe on. I figured, hey, that haircut and that robe, enlightened folks, except for their airs of superiority.

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JMO



Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu

PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Shave your head, put on a robe, you're religious Reply with quote

jajdude wrote:
It's got to be a joke. I was getting the vibe earlier today, riding on the train. Two guys had the new to army type hair and the robe on. I figured, hey, that haircut and that robe, enlightened folks, except for their airs of superiority.

>>> Do not quote entire long posts when your post is the next one.


Im not sure what you are not getting. Funny robes are the mainstay of most religions. Nothing to do with being enlightened however.
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twg



Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...

PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Shave your head, put on a robe, you're religious

I hear the chicks dig that.
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willneverteachagain



Joined: 17 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i dont have a robe
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Swiss James



Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I feel pretty religious every time I get out of the shower
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tfunk



Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland

PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jajdude wrote:
I figured, hey, that haircut and that robe, enlightened folks, except for their airs of superiority.


How does a person act with an of superiority on a train? Are you sure you weren't interpreting incorrectly?
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

don't forget the drumming twice a day
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Merlyn



Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It's got to be a joke. I was getting the vibe earlier today, riding on the train. Two guys had the new to army type hair and the robe on. I figured, hey, that haircut and that robe, enlightened folks, except for their airs of superiority.


Going to Thailand last summer from Korea, my brother and I had our tickets to fly economy, but look who was flying first class, two buddhists wearing robes. Confused
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jinks



Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Travelling first class does not negate religiosity (how often have you seen the Pope in coach?). It is not the act of travelling first class that disconnects from spirituality, it is the attachment to first class that can cause problems.
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tfunk



Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not really sure about those monks anymore, I think they're up to something funny. I've met monks in Mr.Pizza, killing people in internet cafes, and there's this one monk that starts banging his drum about 5 in the morning...universal compassion?

I stayed in a monastery once in Korea and the monks had sky life on their house and there was nothing in my room, just walls and my friend that snored. (He wasn't really my friend anyway, just somebody that I followed because we were working together and I didn't know how to use the bus system)

The monks probably think all westeners are gimps and I think I agree with them.
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Merlyn



Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Travelling first class does not negate religiosity (how often have you seen the Pope in coach?). It is not the act of travelling first class that disconnects from spirituality, it is the attachment to first class that can cause problems.


No, it doesn't negate it. The same thing could also be said about them wearing regular clothes, and choosing what ever hair style they prefer. Guess they can handle the first class attachment, but not the clothes. 'Pick and Choose' Buddhists. I see.
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gsxr750r



Joined: 29 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of my Korean students once told me that there are many people making a living as fake monks around here.
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