Living of Monks in the 21st Century In my opinion.

Living of Monks in the 21st Century

Everything in the world has to change follow the time. Rome was the big city and had great civilization but now it's just the ruined cities. That is result from time. Time have can make new thing become old thing. The monks in the Buddhism have been changing follow the time like everything. What monks change follow the time are the ordination goal of monks is different from in the past, the monks live in city more than the monks live in the forest, activities of present monks are very different from activities of past monks.

The ordination goal of monks is different from in the past. In present, young boys ordain to study because young boys can study free when they become the monk. Somebody ordained by tradition because Thai people believe when they ordained already their parents will get big merit. Some people ordained for attaining but they are small group. But in the past, people have only one reason that reason is to attain.

 

The monks live in city more than the monks live in the forest in the past. Many monks like to study more than meditation practice when they want to study they have to live in the city because schools and universities are in the city. But some monks like meditation practice more than to study they live in the forest and practice meditation to attain or control their mind.

Activities of present monks are very different from activities of past monks. Past monks have only one activity is meditation practice. The monks in the past have to practice meditation all the time because they ordained to attain and to control their mind. But in present monks make ceremony for laymen more than practice meditation. Why present monks make ceremony more than practice meditation there are two reason, first is many layman want to make merit and when they make merit have to have ceremony they believe it will be sacred, second is greed of monks some monk like to make ceremony cause when they make ceremony they will get many money and they will not practice meditation because practicing meditation doesn't help them rich.

 

The time changes something to good or bad. Even the monks have to change follow the time. Three thing what the time changes monks are the ordination goal of monks is different from in the past, the monks live in city more than the monks live in the forest, activity of present monks are very different from activities of past monks. In my opinion, changing of monks is good way to protect the collapse of Buddhism because everything in the world has to alter with time.