Atma, after back, thought good to go down to visit the village chief and to tell him that it would not be proper for a disciple of the Buddha to live knowingly on alms from people who are stealing wood and animals from the King and his minister.
Upasika Villa wished to follow. Short visiting the "Deva-family" as village chef wasn't seen, he later arrived at his home.
user:johann:gallery:archiv2022:20221110_57.jpgWood at the village.
user:johann:gallery:archiv2022:20221110_55.jpguser:johann:gallery:archiv2022:20221110_56.jpguser:johann:gallery:archiv2022:20221110_58.jpgSpeaking very clear and open, he stressed out to be not a little involved and does not like to know anything about the huge wood stealing in his area. He also told that he has no power at all in that regard, even not for protecting the houses or anything on the foot of the mountain.
Telling Nyom that certain officers are in charge of such and telling her to tell them, he later, as he had seen the pictures of the villagers, all relatives, told: "No, as I know who does, having seen the pictures, I have to go right now and tell them to stop."
While sitting there about, in only 10min about 10 motor cows full will stolen wood crossed in front of his house. "Here see, what should I do?", he told. "they sell it down in the south..."
He actually was very nervous, yet, of course without any real power, fearinga lot his reputation, especially in regard that somebody whould tell he does not like to have monks dwelling.
It was certain not pleasing for all, yet as he himselft told as well: "If you don't stop them right now, they wouldn't listen and go on even further."
May the village fathers children be able to follow the goodness and advices of their parents. Yet surely, it might be that most even more stop to do alms, as some might have had the thought "If giving alms to monks, then it would be ok to steal and hunt animals". do intentional harmfull and endanger themselves...
For now Atma turns over the bowl at the houses known as stealing wood and hunt animals, as far as he knows, has seen and knows that not seeing a fault, wishing for non-resistance of those abstaining from harm but prefer to destroy the habit, burn all down.
So it's good possible, yet not for sure, haven as well received again the invitation of the Village chief to resist, wether people will turn to good or not, and yes, of course, will prefer to walk on if there is no base of goodness but just greed and un-virtues left.
How ever, it was good to make that clear and tell to possible leave if there is no change. May people that seek in what ever left behind material happiness they like and/or give it to those who prefer to live on trade, maybe helping them cutting and deposit stolen things, like most monks and monasteries live under such agreement...
But that isn't right at all and better to even starve as to receive impure and binding gifts, trade, at least walk on then, which doesn't mean to limit any of the huge generosity done for many years, about 10.000 times giving into alms bowls, seldom to be found any where in this world.
Sadhu and mudita
Nevetheless, two years ago, they still followed the tradition of the Rabbit in the moon, but now it's all gone, the culture destroyed by marxism and anarchy, where all think "I have a right", no need to make sacrifice, better to take before other take.
Soon they will have lost everything, and if lucky working on the field of big companies, without land, without culture, having just low entertainments and drugs as their last refuge.