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Was reading the newspaper recently.

The monk's life-style was quite lavish in the following ways:

 

1. Bought landed property and condominium in Australia.

2. Has a BMW in Australia.

3. At some point of time was drawing S$20k/month type of salary.

4. Owned a horse in Australia (maintenace of the horse was expensive).

5. and others...

 

Can't imagine that such life-style was supported under the name of charity. [shakehead]

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There should be some basic guidelines on how a monk should live his life-style, especially on the material aspects.

 

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Was reading the newspaper recently.

The monk's life-style was quite lavish in the following ways:

 

1. Bought landed property and condominium in Australia.

2. Has a BMW in Australia.

3. At some point of time was drawing S$20k/month type of salary.

4. Owned a horse in Australia (maintenace of the horse was expensive).

5. and others...

 

Can't imagine that such life-style was supported under the name of charity. [shakehead]

 

 

wow...owning horses really is things that only towkays do.

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I could still vividly remember the TV scene when he pleaded in tears for donations immediately after the Durai incident.

He was telling the audience not to let a bad Durai apple take away the trust and faith in Charity.

 

Now we are seeing this...[shakehead]

 

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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20090717/tap-...ig-231650b.html

 

SINGAPORE: The expenditure of the founder and former head of Ren Ci Hospital took centre stage on Friday in the trial involving him and his former personal assistant.

 

Shi Ming Yi and Raymond Yeung face charges of lying to the Commissioner of Charities and forging documents, among others.

 

The two allegedly tried to hide an unauthorised loan of S$50,000 made out in May 2004 to help Yeung pay for renovations to his Hong Kong flat.

 

Tension was evident in court as deputy public prosecutor Jaswant Singh grilled Ming Yi on his multiple investments from 1994 to 2005.

 

Within a span of 11 years, the 47

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Hopefully, this episode serves as a wake-up call to the monks who are presently driving big Mercedes, BMW etc.

Monks should be leading a simple life.

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monks who dont lust for materials will live a simple life.

 

if monks still want big cars big houses, it meant he is not yet ready for monkhood.

 

 

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when i see the photo of him in newspaper wearing a monk's robe, i feel disgusted.

 

So many reasons, so many excuses by him. In the end, people will basically judge him by how he wants to show himself to the whole singapore, which includes me. I don't think being modern is neither an reason nor excuse for all the poor judgments that he has make up till now, in the end, he has not only fail himself and people that put their faith on him. In his position, he could have seek professional advice from his followers who are experts in their own region. [shakehead]

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