a teacher commented earlier on that members of the monastic enjoyed teaching children how to sing a particular song cos it came with a set of movements and executing them, it felt like they were also dancing. a student came up to me and asked "how come?". he was puzzled why members of the sangha don't dance. i responded that as a norm, members of the sangha do not indulge in songs and dances as it is against their practise and that it does not contribute to their efforts of quietening down and cultivating their minds.
and he asked why. and i explained further that in not doing so, it is an attempt at not creating an attachment to such worldly pleasures. he thought about it and asked further... "teacher teacher, what if i bring them to see pole-dancing?" hmmm... i kept silent for a while. this was a complex question. after some careful thoughts, i just replied - "it is all in the mind. seeing (sic) pole-dancing is one thing. but what the mind thinks and interprets it is seeing is another thing." i am not sure if i got the message across. he just nodded his head and continued with the lesson.
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and he asked why. and i explained further that in not doing so, it is an attempt at not creating an attachment to such worldly pleasures. he thought about it and asked further... "teacher teacher, what if i bring them to see pole-dancing?" hmmm... i kept silent for a while. this was a complex question. after some careful thoughts, i just replied - "it is all in the mind. seeing (sic) pole-dancing is one thing. but what the mind thinks and interprets it is seeing is another thing." i am not sure if i got the message across. he just nodded his head and continued with the lesson.
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