No extreme ends.Those are really nonsense.Buddha lived way well according ro average people those days.What is the meaning of regular living.It doesn’t have any meaning.I don’t see monks living regular life.It’s far different than what we do.We interpret it to be like our lifes.But it’s not.Regular monk hood did nothing to people at least he’s teaching to grow foods
Well, about Buddha's life, like I said he was born in a castle but lived a normal life.
Anyway, I always wonder how these fellows are getting very rich like this.
To my eyes, he seems to be setting up a big wealth and financial empire by owning lot of lands, starting agriculture economy, etc.
He seems to be exploiting regular person's mental weaknesses (which is what most of those religious leaders / astrologers, gambling businesses does). We naturally have lower capability in dealing with things like probabilistic facts, highly generalized concepts.
And honestly, the stuff he says, I also can say similar things that are a bit abstract and sparsely meaningful (specially after a couple of drinks).
Also, the biggest question is why do people paying him for buddhism when buddhism is pretty much everywhere in Sri Lanka.
lot of things doesn't sound right to me with this type of fellows.
