Успех в реализации Дхармы полностью зависит от Учителя

As far as Sri Lanka is concerned it might even be true to say that there is a distinct anti-meditation culture within much of the Sangha. Few monks meditate so one who does is immediately out of step with the majority. His practice is a continual reminder to the others that they are not doing what they are supposed to and quite naturally they resent this. The meditator will become the target of subtle jibes and snide comments. If he accidentally leaves his toothbrush in the bathroom someone is sure to say with a self-satisfied smile, ‘Ah! Not very mindful today are we.’ They will rarely miss the opportunity to put him down or disparage him. To make matters worse, the meditating monk will soon attract the admiration of the laity and they will come to the monastery asking to see him, bringing gifts for him and praising him. It won’t be long before the other monks get jealous and start making the mediator’s life decidedly uncomfortable. Eventually he will either go to live in an arannya, one of forest centers meant for such monks, or more likely just give up.

Anthropologist Martin Southwold found that amongst the Sri Lankan lay people he interviewed meditation was a euphemism for sleeping and that many ‘village Buddhists, especially men, and including some of the clergy, regard the practice with derision.’

I know that at least some monks in Sri Lanka see meditation as having more a punitive than a spiritual value. In one monastery where I used to stay the abbot would punish the little monks when they misbehaved by making them ‘do meditation;’ he would force them sit in a meditation posture for an hour or two without moving. Not a few Sri Lankans monks have confided to me the embarrassment and discomfort they felt when they first got to the West and were asked to teach meditation. Some learn it as they go along, most just bluff their way through or avoid the subject and concentrate on explaining the basics of Buddhism.

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