Buddhist Monk Faces Criticism for Posh Lifestyle
For a Buddhist monk that preaches piety he sure is living quite the lifestyle:
A popular Buddhist monk, who has faced public criticism over his lifestyle that appears to contradict his preaching of non-possession, belatedly apologized Thursday over another controversy over an apartment in New York believed to be owned by him.
Ven. Haemin, also an author and teacher, has recently faced widespread criticism over his posh private home in central Seoul, and a subsequent news report claimed that he made gains by selling a building to a Buddhist organization allegedly run by him in the past.
Further allegations arose earlier this week that he had purchased an apartment complex in Brooklyn, New York, together with a foreign national in May 2011, for the price of US$610,000.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but he is of course sorry about all this now that he has been caught.
Money vs. Truth. We see it played out in every field, religion, and nation.
Best not to dwell on the sins of others until we solve our own. But I wonder how a monk can afford all that? Maybe I should have been a “teacher” like this dude. Or is it from the books “he wrote”?
Maybe he started an e-business.
Would that be considered a…
…wait for it…
Monk e-business?
Big religion is often big business. God and Mammon.
Kevin, BLM, Climate, and so much more are also “religion”. In fact, more dogmatic than most of the acknowledged religions.