This is a response to Lauren's post about the monk who was accused of being the father of a child, and also found some adorable photos of children who spend time with the monks.
http://feeney05.blogspot.com/2012/04/monk-hakuin-and-baby.html?showComment=1334342527808#c4829516632072502601
So cute!!! ^.^
I find it interesting that young boys spend time as monks.
There is a passage, 138 in the introduction to chapters 9 and 10, the Buddha says children are exempt from karmic residue because he is still innocent and does not fully acquiesce in the action as an adult would have to (ex: hitting another child.)
I found this to be a bit contradicting to the other notion that we are born carrying all traces of karma from past lives to our current life. So wouldn't children be responsible for their karma?
Either way, I see no harm in having children spending time with monks. Teaching them how to be mature at an early age could save a lot of struggle down the road.
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