Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: May 18, 2019, 11:11:47 AM »Quote from: Nyom Moritz
Would it be possibly a good idea to make supporters' area visible at least for non-monastic Sanghamitta?
My person don't think so, since the current appearing would not give notions of idea which forums are "private" for a not informed user and some may wonder why people use to post there or not. It's possible good to invite each other is wishing so, to make use of it.
Also if new and meeting topics of such might give some the impression that it is obligatory to get involved in such, which is of course not.
Just form my persons experiences and use: sharing ones merits as well as to let others known the "burden" of scarifies, better give them possibilities to watch if wished and to take part on the "dusty" work, is fine. Now, although natural and necessary, it's not the best way to sweep the floor in the very middle of a assembling but where it does not disturb, to give a sample.
Some might know that it could make the actual benefactors even annoyed: think of a woman hoovering while husband concentrated or while a meeting.
So possible good as it is and yes: all forces you to share merits and to take on the burden to interact with each other. Donate-bottoms are fine for those after gain and easy for consumer, as the modern extreme of stinginess, but not in regard of training and learn to interact.
It's actually not so easy to ever make a scarifies which possible carries a lot of merits and one has to work out ones "side-debts" as well, not given to ignore left and right just wishing to make merits.
Very good training, very good. Modern and western people have much, much to learn when deprived of usual ways.
They find SEAsians ways around performing merits like children stuff and huge overestimated but so many ritual and usuals have actually deep reasons. Only to invite others to benefit can be very burdensome, but that's actually exactly where the victory and benefit can be gained. One is forced to learn to control ones mind rather to feel independent and have control by "anonymous" *click*.
Making certain, best all, things in ways of "rituals", saying this, there, first there, asking..., declaring ... the huge "ritual" when peoples in/of communities make merits has it's reason and helps also that non feels hurt because used to them, carrying about all since old.
Mudita
(If you may wish to follow the stream and make it "anonymous" and without burdens, there are actually all possibilities here with the form software, but even fine and comfortable, my person tells that one little fruits can be gained by such and for the most is just a use of getting involved with many unknown servants in the background. It's good to seek the hardship of walking into forests and hills, possible needing all as support to even come there on the way letting go, letting go...)