Rather troubling the precept of generosity...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/ny...kers.html?_r=0
Rather troubling the precept of generosity...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/ny...kers.html?_r=0
AL (Jigen) in:
Faith/Trust
Courage/Love
Awareness/Action!
I sat today
Thank you, Alan. These fellow doing Takuhatsu begging as a scam have been around Tokyo and other Asian cities for years.
There are actually rules for identifying the scammers ...
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/si...ot-a-fake-monk
Only a shame if it takes money away from the truly needy. Let us sit in Metta.
Gassho, J
ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
Hello Alan,
This is sad to see ... if they were in desperate need, then maybe I could understand. But if they are solely out of greed, this is not good. Much metta to them.
Gassho
Shingen
Metta to all.
Gasho,
Myosha
"Recognize suffering, remove suffering." - Shakyamuni Buddha when asked, "Uhm . . .what?"