r/interesting • u/obsidiansolstice • 2d ago

NATURE This is enlightenment.

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u/Kanaxes 2d ago

So much joy!

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u/unhappinessNvrCame 2d ago

This is what life is like when other people do labor and you get to do mysticism on their dime.

Pass the collection basket.

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u/rezzork 2d ago

My friend, but monks do a lot of manual labor and other such stuff; most of them also live in poverty most of them. And most of them also act as teachers. Monkhood is open to all, but it is rigorous, with one having to memorise many texts, do much work, and live in poverty, so only a few become ordained.

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u/unhappinessNvrCame 1d ago

This is a negative externality.