tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post5945574576290158497..comments2024-03-18T10:07:38.422+08:00Comments on Awakening to Reality: What All Religions Have in Common: LightSohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-5658465705854608122018-10-27T01:22:24.688+08:002018-10-27T01:22:24.688+08:00Secluded life is not a must for realization. Some ...Secluded life is not a must for realization. Some of the most realised people I know are laypersons. I have also awakened as a lay person. But it is true that as a monk, you can be more dedicated to practice. Sohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-67106629802625905652018-10-27T01:21:13.161+08:002018-10-27T01:21:13.161+08:00It is more fruitful to be living under the tutelag...It is more fruitful to be living under the tutelage of a realised teacher than practice alone without guidance.<br /><br />In Singapore there are monks/teachers in Kwan yin Chan lin who have realisations.Sohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-82049225384832721452018-10-26T23:58:03.688+08:002018-10-26T23:58:03.688+08:00Different individuals hv different conditions and ...Different individuals hv different conditions and karmas which will determine whether they r capable of attaining light. Having said dis, a secluded mountain life free frm distractions of modern living is certainly a very favourable condition for realization to occur,but alas! Whr to find such distraction-free mountain environment? Retreat may help,but certainly less ideal for attainment,for karmic tendencies are so deep beyond the conscious mind dat nothing less dan a hearty commitment to long term secluded life will light shines through the darkness of ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com