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This monk, Ajahn Suchart, is from Thailand. He posts many question and answer sessions in English language on YouTube., He typically answers precisely.
At the 38.45 mark of this video link is a question and answer regarding renouncing the family to become a monk.
You may or may not agree with his response, but it certainly informs as to how Theravada Buddhists regard this.
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I do not disagree with his explanation at 38.45. He may also go into an explanation about what happens to the resentment-sorrow energy which is expressed by those bereaving persons, as to where it goes and as to if the monk may be subjected to it.
The monk may have to process some or all of it. Even Gautam Buddha had to deal with some of this when elders from his birth county approached to complain when some young men left families to become monks.
Depending on the level of advancement of the monk, he/she may have to deal with this and the meditation may be negatively affected by those negative feelings emitted. In other words, the monk may be a target and may not be as advanced to avoid being wounded on the psychological plane. How is he/she to deal with this?
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