Breakdancing Monks- Union Square
Breakdancing Monks- Union Square
Monks breakdance, to honor the life of Adam (MCA) Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys.
MCA was also a devout Tibetan Buddhist, and creator of the Free Tibet concert series.
This performance is followed by an event celebrating Adam's life on Saturday May 3rd, 2014, at 622 Degraw st. Brooklyn. 11am-4pm
Re: Breakdancing Monks- Union Square
So which of the 253 Mulasarvastivadin Vinaya, 18 Root & 46 Secondary Bodhisattva Sila, 14 Root & Secondary Tantric Sila vows that allows them to engage in such?
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Do you think any of that actually matters in real life? What is acceptable and unacceptable is determined by common agreement and not what the book says. This is especially the case with Tibetan Buddhism.plwk wrote:So which of the 253 Mulasarvastivadin Vinaya, 18 Root & 46 Secondary Bodhisattva Sila, 14 Root & Secondary Tantric Sila vows that allows them to engage in such?
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I am sure they are not monks .. just a costume.. they may be Tibetan though
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Detachment is the final happiness. ~Sri Saraha
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There's uplifting!
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Re: Breakdancing Monks- Union Square
I beat it works heaps better for bringing in the $$$ than begging for alms!
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Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
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The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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No doubt... it could be the Tibetan response to Shaolin monks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6akulareVQSherab Dorje wrote:I beat it works heaps better for bringing in the $$$ than begging for alms!
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Detachment is the final happiness. ~Sri Saraha
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Re: Breakdancing Monks- Union Square
And you can't, and you won't, and you don't stop!
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It is realized through the blessing grace of the Guru and fortunate Karmic potential.
Like this, mistaken ideas of discriminating wisdom are clarified."
- (Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche, from his summary of "The Ocean of Definitive Meaning")
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"Absolute Truth is not an object of analytical discourse or great discriminating wisdom,
It is realized through the blessing grace of the Guru and fortunate Karmic potential.
Like this, mistaken ideas of discriminating wisdom are clarified."
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Published on 2 May 2014
Monks breakdance, to honor the life of Adam (MCA) Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys. MCA was also a devout Tibetan Buddhist, and creator of the Free Tibet concert series.
This performance is followed by an event celebrating Adam's life on Saturday May 3rd, 2014, at 622 Degraw st. Brooklyn. 11am-4pm
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Monks breakdance, to honor the life of Adam (MCA) Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys. MCA was also a devout Tibetan Buddhist, and creator of the Free Tibet concert series.
This performance is followed by an event celebrating Adam's life on Saturday May 3rd, 2014, at 622 Degraw st. Brooklyn. 11am-4pm
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Entertainment
Licence
Standard YouTube Licence
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Re: Breakdancing Monks- Union Square
One of the first commentators on the Youtube video says "Those guys are from Floor Obsession Crew" -I believe him:
http://floorobsession.com/category/crew-members/
Not monks... just costumes.
http://floorobsession.com/category/crew-members/
Not monks... just costumes.
Contentment is the ultimate wealth;
Detachment is the final happiness. ~Sri Saraha
Detachment is the final happiness. ~Sri Saraha