[Buddha-l] Meanwhile in a small island called Singapore

[R B Basham]

Fellow Drifters and Nots,

>{Dan Lusthaus}: Hemorrhoids are a chronic and annoying occupational
hazard for monastics who do a lot of sitting (worse than sore knees).
Sitting creates hemorrhoids, and hemorrhoids make sitting uncomfortable.
May be one reason far fewer monks engage in sitting practice than many
people imagine...
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That looks like unquestioned dogma from somewhere or humor with less
polish than buddha-l is accustom. Perhaps even information from a past
life. Pausing after research (via Internet), reading comprehension could
be at the root as some reputable sources (other than buddha-l) do
attribute "prolonged sitting ON THE TOILET" (sans mention of chanting or
reading while doing so) as a possible cause. 

Those in or around the psycho-therapeutic community will find some
secular, scientific support for a few beloved similes, such as
'retentive' and 'diarrhea' though. 

To muse on, do any of the teachers (or scholars) of religion care to
volunteer Abrahamic revelations on hemorrhoids -- that is, if not
already exposed (-:.


Richard Basham