Temple
 

Have you thought of taking the step to ordain as monk /nun?

Cons/pros on the question.

If you already are a monk or nun how do you deal with the many rules in the temple?

No I haven't thought about being a Nun/Monk, I am content with how I live. I have a Friend who is a Buddhist Nun and she is also content doing what she does. To each their own :smile:

In Buddhism the rules are designed to help you spiritually. Some can be very strict like Zen.

If you have a passion for learning, for practice the it should be a joy to devout your life to it.

If you have doubt, then you are not ready.

I have already been some months in a Temple many years ago, But for me now i can study Dhamma just as good at home, and because there is still many morally challenges in lay buddhist life it is actually better condition to cultivate the dhamma in a normal life.

But what i experience as better is the meditation within a temple.

But i see both pros and cons with both ways of living

To me, there is no difference. Both ways of life are identical.

I was in one country when a tall chap that did not fit in with the other people in the vicinity approached me with a specific animal hide.

The animal hide was the type worn by exclusive Buddhist hermits wear. These hermits are never really seen and live in caves.

I always wondered if the chap thought I was a hermit type wannabe.

Mybe he thought you looked as if you needed ' Time out ' from the hustle and bustle of everyday life :smile: