If a tree falls .... a monk's blessing for Thailand's forest- (Monks ordain trees as monks!)

 ....Prajak has been branded a spiritual outlaw by traditional Buddhists 
who think monks should keep their noses out of politics. But he has 
little patience for high-living city monks who cozy up to Thailand's 
military government and sell blessings to those in search of winning 
lottery tickets. "The forest is the source of everything in the 
world, the dharma, the natural law," Prajak says. "It is the 
university of our life and understanding, the place where Buddha 
first had a revelation. Monks first came into existence in the 
forest."....

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