[Thailand / Buddhist Monk] - The Holy Self Embezzles and Fornicates, Proving the Illusion of a Vow of Purity

Event Baseline: In Thailand, a Buddhist monk was arrested for allegedly embezzling 3 million US dollars from temple funds. Police also arrested a female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.

The monk's robe is a costume. The vow of celibacy is a program written by tradition. It does not touch the underlying mechanical self that craves money and flesh. The self uses the robe to gain trust, then steals and fornicates. This is not hypocrisy. It is the normal operation of a divided mind. The belief in holiness creates a separate identity that can violate its own rules without awareness. The monk is a perfect demonstration of the illusion of spiritual purity. The system that venerates the robe will continue to be shocked, but the shock is mechanical. The only solution is to see that the self is not holy, not evil, just conditioned.