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Sat, 2008-08-09 03:06 — Robyn

08/09/2008
Judith McGinty

In the Fall 2007 issue of the Buddhist magazine, Tricycle, an article warned, “(American) Buddhism is not being passed down in families by members of the convert community.” The article cites many reasons, and points out that many children of Buddhists grow up without a spiritual community.

The article also tells a story about a Protestant minister who laments that around the age of 14 or 15, teenagers fall away from the church they've been reared in, and thereafter are only seen at Christmas and Easter, when they get married, have their children baptized or someone in the family dies.

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Wed, 2008-09-03 09:53 — Bhikkhu Assaji

Since there are those in the

Since there are those in the world with like little dust in their eyes(not like much dust in their eyes) who are capable of understanding the dhamma, I would be willing to help people have the opportunity to learn dhamma.

When people enjoy the dhamma, when they find things such including meditaion, dhamma talks, dhamma discussion, direction for study, etc. interesting, perhaps they will be inspired to attend not only for Vesak and Kathina, but other times also.

In some Buddhists communities including the young people get the opportunity to see people saluting the monks. More and more I have come to realize what an important effect this has on society. This is one of things I would be glad to see America improve on, and this is what leads to high birth: rising up for one in whose prescence one should rise up, preparing a seat for one who deserves a seat, making way for whom one should make way, and honouring, respecting, revering, and venerating one who should be honoured, respected, revered, and venerated. This good type of kamma(karma) can be found at the computer site: accesstoinsight.org. Let click on Pali Canon. Click on Sutta Pitaka, Majjhima Nikaya. Click on MN#135.

Sincerely,

Bhikkhu Assaji