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2 Responses to “Silence is not right”

• #1 Myo Thu Says:
  November 16th, 2007 at 2:50 pm

  “Hma ta parr ah charr ma shi b”.
  For junta there is no place to go except HELL.
  They may lie, trick to people of Burma and world.
  But no bribe, no bias in nature of the law (Dhama).

• #2 Tettoe Aung Says:
  November 17th, 2007 at 7:55 am

  Ashin Nyanica,
  What you’ve said here is true. The people in Burma, that includes the Sayadaws from the Naingan Sangha Mahanayaka, have stood silence for too long. Fear should not be confused with ‘upekkha’. It is because of fear of losing one’s position, status, job or privilege that one is silent and not because of the feeling of equanimity (upekkha).
  Some may say that ‘religion and politics’ should not mix but they know quite well that without Sayadaws U Ottama and U Wisara, we would not regained our independence.
  The milirtary regime was using the so-called sangha (like the ‘chaukpalin sayadaw’ of Pegu) to legitimise their claim to power by using ‘unclean’ donations (much rather as bribes) and other incentives but it doesn’t take that long to reveal their true nature.
  When in our history have a leader been dressed with women underwear on their heads? He would have to wait until his death to serve his term in hell. He sure will find it here.

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