It seems thaty you are enraged by Vietnamese etc...... First of all, there millions of Cambodians are working for government today. I guess you are telling us that those people are working for vietnamese. Second of all, if all of those people are working for vietnamese, why are Cambodians doing that to their country and people? Please explain it to us.
On Jan 28, 9:50 am, "Bopha Angkor" <[email protected]> wrote: > Although yuon way of life, yuon ill hated and prejudice toward them, a lot > Cambodians entered in monastery because they truly believe in their > religion, though karma. Of course for poor people who cant effort ordinary > education left their children in monastery because for a lot of Cambodians, > Buddhist monastery is their resources of spirituality, communion and > education. In old time, Khmer men went to monastery to get an education and > a culture. But I cant ignore that, under yuon domination, things are quite > much changed from our old way like beauty turned to darkness. Although > unlike yuons, rare are Cambodians who use religion to kill, to oppress and > abuse people except those who being indoctrinated and dominated by yuons. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rattanakiri" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:40 AM > Subject: Re: Re : My Letter to the Phnom Penh Post > > Most Cambodian men enter monastery as a way to get out of poverty, or to > continue education. Most will return to civilian life. It has been > like that for centuries. There is nothing wrong with that. If you know > any Khmer Buddhism, you have to address the monk properly. It is very > improper, and very disrespectful to call a monk names even if you think > you he is doing wrong. > > Heng Sombat wrote: > > It does not takes a Buddhist scholar to the know the basic principle of > > Buddhism. Looking at a almost bare body of a female is in violation of > > Buddhism already. No!!!!! so-called temple structure got nothing to do > > with what I am referring to. I only had problem with the concept of how > > the > > temple was conducted, by having a phony monk as their monk. Some even > > called him 'monkey', which just found out from one of the students there > > yesterday. > > > Ranttanaki, I think you are losing touch of Buddhism here. Please > > understand the issue first. > > > sombat > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of rattanakiri > > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:11 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Re : My Letter to the Phnom Penh Post > > > I assume you are buddhist scholar? so the so-called temple does not meet > > the standard of yours? > > It does not have the tile roofs with dragon tails like the ones in > > Cambodia? > > > Heng Sombat wrote: > > >> Sophan > > >> My name is Sombat Heng resident of Irvine California. I have information > >> of you when I visited Honolulu. I met you at the so called temple. You > >> displayed a questionable character. I know you, but you not know me. > >> You would know me because I was poor and look old. > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> On Jan 23, 2010, at 7:09 AM, sophan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Dear Everyone; > > >>> I don't understand why there are endless arguments and privacy attacks > >>> in here by our Khmer compatriots who have used their anonymous > >>> nickname such as thisbugone, heng sombath, pierre hendri etc. If I was > >>> not wrong, Rattanakiri is Dr. Narrankiri Tith (but please correct me). > >>> My letter to the Phnom Penh Post is not about my dorm stay or personal/ > >>> private life. It is about part of my opinion to fully exercise our > >>> citizen rights and freedom of expression in a democratic nation. The > >>> letters are also filtered and edited by the PPP before they were > >>> published. Why do they choose this private life to argue here? Is it > >>> called privacy attacking or knowledge improvement? I want to see any > >>> possible approaches which we (Khmers) can bring productive outcomes to > >>> our community and nation rather than malicious speech. > > >>> Otherwise, if someone wants to know what is exactly operating inside > >>> the dorm please click this link: > >>>http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/housing/student-housing/ > >>> and don't forget to read the "Resident Conduct Code". Look at the > >>> picture and the room inside this link: > >>>http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/housing/housing-facilities/ > >>> There are 12 floors. The 9th and 10th floor is for male students only, > >>> and the 5th and 6th floor for female only. The rests are for mix and > >>> couples. When I was a monk, I stayed in the 9th floor. During that > >>> time, many Cambodian-Americans living in Hawaii took turn to bring > >>> food and pacchai boun (four necessities) to offer to me almost every > >>> week. I am really grateful and appreciate with their Saddha > >>> (dedication) and Panna (wisdom) in Buddhism. > > >>> Overall, I am appreciate and grateful with everyone who have expressed > >>> concerns about me in both personal life and academic study. > > >>> Sincerely, > > >>> Sophan > > >>> On Jan 23, 8:54 am, Pierre Henri de Poipet <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>>> It's not fine for monks to live in the dorm with females, only for > >>>> normal guys like us. > >>>> How can we party, listen to AC/DC, drink Bud, smoke, watch porn and eat > >>>> dinner or score if monks are around ? > > >>>> Joe, from Poipet > > >>>> ________________________________ > >>>> De : thisbugone <[email protected]> > >>>> : [email protected] > >>>> Envoy le : Ven 22 Janvier 2010, 16 h 57 min 45 s > >>>> Objet : Re: My Letter to the Phnom Penh Post > > >>>> Off campus housing is not the same as the dorm. What kind of pills are > >>>> you taking while writing the email below? If one chose to be a monk > >>>> one must follows by its religion. > > >>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM, rattanakiri <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> I went to college once. I know these co-ed international student dorms > >>>> are like an apartment building. Everyone has his or her own room. This > >>>> is far from what you have implied. Even if he decided to live off > >>>> campus, it is the same setting. Each apartment complex is going to > >>>> females and males residence. Where do you think he should stay? > >>>> Freshmen dorm? > > >>>>>> Heng Sombat wrote: > > >>>>>>> Hey Rattankiri, > > >>>>>>>> You miss the whole picture here. Monks are subjected to be a pure > >>>>>>>> person > >>>>>>>> that we all respect and trust during his period of serving his > >>>>>>>> monkship > >>>>>>>> regardless young or old. If you claim that it is fine for a monk > >>>>>>>> to live in > >>>>>>>> the same dorm with female(s), I must say that you have lost track > >>>>>>>> and you do > >>>>>>>> not have any believes in Buddhism. Or you are pretending to be > >>>>>>>> Buddhism. Or > >>>>>>>> you are an idiot just like what "thisbugone" said. Please check > >>>>>>>> with your > >>>>>>>> parents about Buddhism before you response. > >>>>>>>> Sombat > >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >>>>>>>> Behalf > >>>>>>>> Of thisbugone > >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:23 AM > >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: My Letter to the Phnom Penh Post > >>>>>>>> Monk and women can stay together lol. You must be > >>>>>>>> an idiot! > >>>>>>>> On Saturday, January 16, 2010, rattanakiri > >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> Some people may not realize it but speak ill of someone including > >>>>>>>>> making a > > >>>>>> harsh and quick judgement unfairly on someone is unbecoming a > >>>>>> buddisht. Remember, Buddha teaching speak rightly only. > > >>>>>>>>> In a poor country like Cambodia, monastery life is a way out of > >>>>>>>>> poverty > > >>>>>> and a chance for a proper education. In fact, many celebrated Khmer > >>>>>> leaders > > >>>>>>>> and scholars owed their career to their days in as a monk. I think > >>>>>>>> not any > >>>>>>>> Cambodians would be shocked if a monk rejoins his civilian life. > >>>>>>>> Cambodian > >>>>>>>> buddhists offer money, food to monks in order to receive good > >>>>>>>> karma, > >>>>>>>> blessing. Should the monks refund the money, foods back if he > >>>>>>>> returns to > >>>>>>>> civilian life. Would you expect the monk perform a return of good > >>>>>>>> karma, > >>>>>>>> blessing back to heaven from those people? Give me a break. > > >>>>>>>>> Savouth Chea wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> Aloha, > >>>>>>>>>> As a resident of Hawaii, which Sophan Seng > >>>>>>>>>> claims he represents, I wanted > > >>>>>> to share my observations, thoughts, and also questions about his > >>>>>> motives. > > >>>>>>>> Unfortunately, I didn't like what I saw of him, and I only foresee > >>>>>>>> further > >>>>>>>> disruption. > > >>>>>>>>> Sophan Seng came to Hawaii to further his education back in 2006. > >>>>>>>>> The > > >>>>>> first time he set foot in Hawaii, I introduced him to some Cambodian > > >>>>>>>> community members since he was a Khmer new to the island. Some > >>>>>>>> knew his > >>>>>>>> background from the past and had their opinions (good but mostly > >>>>>>>> bad), but I > >>>>>>>> tried not to take people's word for it. As months progressed, > >>>>>>>> however, I > >>>>>>>> came to see that the warnings I had heard were true. First, he > >>>>>>>> used the > >>>>>>>> Buddhist religion to advance himself rather than becoming a monk > >>>>>>>> selflessly > >>>>>>>> in dedication to Buddha. How do I know this? While attending the > >>>>>>>> University of Hawaii, he lived in a co-educational dormitory. One > >>>>>>>> may think > >>>>>>>> this is not a big deal nowadays, but should a monk put himself in > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> company and living quarters of females? Is this appropriate? He > >>>>>>>> often > >>>>>>>> flirted with young female members of our community and made > >>>>>>>> inappropriate > >>>>>>>> comments - causing some of our youth and their parents to become > >>>>>>>> very upset! > >>>>>>>> He was affiliated with a so-called temple in Hawaii, and > >>>>>>>> performed > >>>>>>>> Buddhist ceremonies. That was reasonable because he was a monk, > >>>>>>>> right? 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