If you want to know, one of the precepts, the rules, in the Buddhist monkhood is that they ask you whether or not you are, for example, a homosexual. Because if you are, then you can’t join this monk order under the Buddha’s time and guidance. And nowadays, in modern times, it’s still the same. They still have that precept. Not because the Buddha was discriminating, but the situation is not convenient. If a man, like a homosexual, sleeps together with other monks who are real, normal men, then it might be trouble. That’s all there is. […]
You see, in Buddhism, monkhood is more clear, the road is very clear and the rules are very practical. It’s not just because when you are with the monks and nuns you should not be a different gender, but because suppose you became a monk already, accepted and respected, and when you go out to preach, you might have to mingle with other people and the lay faithful, children, for example. And people must know that your gender is what, otherwise, it might result in bad trouble, just like in some other religious communities. You know it very well nowadays.
It amounts to hundreds of thousands of victims, most of them are children. So, the Buddha was very wise already in His time. When those troubles were not very openly known, openly acknowledged or openly happened, the Buddha already knew. So, He was truly a very wise Leader and truly a protective spiritual Master of all beings and He didn’t even let the nuns stay together in the monk community.
Originally, Buddha did not want to accept any woman in His monk community, but because the first lady who ever asked to be a nun in His community was His mother, I mean, stepmother, and His foremost attendant, Ananda, had some pleading words with the Buddha. So, the Buddha had to accept her, but with one condition, that she could not stay there together with the monks. She had to stay in a different place. And also, if she saw any monks, she had to bow down, prostrate to them, so that she would not have any wrong ideas.
Not because the Buddha looked down upon women. No, no. One time, when He saw a big, huge bone heap outside somewhere, they told Buddha that it was a heap of bones of a woman, because a woman has to lose blood every month and has to give birth, and do so much to take care of the family. That’s why when women die, their bones are black, not like a man’s – their bones are white. And the Buddha was weeping very, very hard.
So, the Buddha has compassion for all beings: men, women, and animal-people alike, because He was helping some animal-people in His time. The story is long, so it’s enough to tell you that the Buddha had compassion also for the animal-people – just like Lord Jesus had when He told the parable of rescuing a sheep-person. You search for that and read it yourself, if you want to. And the Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him, also did remonstrate one of His followers for not taking care of the camel-people in the desert-traveling times.
So, all the Masters, true Masters, have God Power within; are so humble, taking care of animal-people even, when everyone else is looking upon them as just an object they can kill and eat anytime. The Masters never treat any beings like that. Then, you know already. So being vegan is really following the Masters’ steps – the Masters that you revere so much, worship so much, pray to so much, love so much. Follow Their steps. That’s all you have to do. Be good, be compassionate, be merciful, be loving and kind to all kinds.
So you see, in Buddhism, to be monks and nuns, you truly must know there are 250 precepts, meaning 250 disciplines, if you want to be a monk or nun. So check yourself if you can before you apply. It’s good to have monks and nuns in any kind of religious denomination or community, but you truly must be an example of nobility and purity. If you think you cannot be, then just stay at home. Do your duty, help your surrounding community, help the animal-people, help the world in any way you can. That is also a very good practitioner. Not everyone is suitable to be a monk.
And just in case you’re already a monk and you realize that you are not suitable for that community because of your gender, for example – important, your gender – then you just ask permission to leave and live like normal people. Just open yourself, come out. You do not have to hide your gender identity. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone is born different. It’s your stage of evolution that you become a normal, I mean, a general man, or woman, or you are a different man and different woman.
There are a lot of categories of gender, not just B-sexual or G-sexual, but A-sexual and all other kinds. I just recently have come to know that there are more than just two or three types. So don’t worry; it’s your evolution stage of existence. Accept it, but continue to practice to reach the highest enlightenment possible in this lifetime for yourself, for your families, your clan, and for the world. I wish you the best, no matter who you are. Love you all. God bless!
Alright. All my loves, all the beloved of God, all the cherished beings of all the Buddhas, meaning Saints and Sages. My God. I have to even translate it from Sanskrit to English so that you know Whom I’m talking about. Otherwise, the Christians, the Muslims will think I am not theirs if I mention only Buddhas. And all the Buddhists will think I’m anti-Buddhist if I mention only Saints and Sages or Masters. Please, know They’re all the same. It’s just different language.
“Buddha” means the Enlightened One, the Elder One, meaning the One Who is worthy to teach you. Buddha has ten titles anyway and one of them is “the Enlightened One,” or the “World-Honored One.” Of course, a Master Who is enlightened completely is a World-Honored One as well – so it is so. Masters, Buddhas are the same denotation, same reverence. Bodhisattvas are Saints and Sages. The same – same meaning, just different language pronunciation. “Buddha” is a Sanskrit name for a completely enlightened Master. “Bodhisattvas” means enlightened Saints and Sages Who have not yet completely reached Buddhahood – almost. Now I hope we are clear. Saints and Sages have almost reached Mastership or have almost gone back to the Master’s House or Higher Heavens. Then They are called Bodhisattvas as well.
So, I hope you remember the Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, Saints, Sages, Masters and Almighty God in your heart at all times. Whenever you can remember, remember Them, so that you will be protected. Remember Almighty God. If not, then remember your favorite Buddhas or your worshipped Saints, Sages or Masters – Those that are nearer to our century, not the Ones gone to Heaven too long ago, then maybe They have not much Power or energy connected with our world anymore. Please remember all that.
And may God Almighty and all the Saints, Sages, Bodhisattvas, Masters, and Buddhas, remember your plight, remember your suffering situation in this world and help you, protect you, bless you, uplift you back to your deserved, glorious Home, your Original Abode. Amen.
Please love Them all as They love you. Well, at least you try. Of course, we can never love God Almighty, the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Saints, Sages, and Masters as much as They love us – but we will in time when we reach Their status. Just try now, pray, try to love. Remember Them with sweetness, with love, with longing to know Them, to know yourself – then one day you will get there. And remember to love one another and love other beings as much as you love your sons, your daughters and yourself. You know what I’m saying. The animal-people, the trees, the plants, the stones, even the sand on the beach. One day you will know that.
And you know I always tell you the truth. What good is it for me to tell you lies? Even telling you the truth, you might not believe. What’s the use telling you lies? Your soul will know what is the truth and what is a lie anyway, and I will be punished in hell if I tell you lies and cheat you for my own selfish gain or any mundane purposes. God knows that.
So long for now. And if everything is good, then you can hear from me around one week from today. If not, then take good care of yourself. Remember God; remember all the Buddhas, Masters, Bodhisattvas. Pray, OK?
I love you. I love you all, so-called disciples or non-disciples. May you be blessed abundantly by God and all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Masters, Saints and Sages. Amen.
