For a long time, monks have been very good at giving themselves a pat on the back.
They generally don't engage in productive labor but are busy spreading compassion among the masses.
Ordinary people who don't engage in productive labor would starve to death, but not monks.
They don't need to work, yet have food to eat. Clever monks often have their ways of generating income through creative means.
Even monks who aren't that clever can go begging.
The so-called begging is just asking for food.
If a person is reduced to begging, they are typically scorned as a beggar, and frankly referred to as a stinking beggar.
But if this stinking beggar has the task of spreading compassion among the masses, then their begging transforms into receiving alms.
We cannot call these people monks; we must call them Masters. For even more respect, they should be addressed as revered monks or esteemed sages.
Opposite Yagyu Jyugong was a group of bald-headed beggars.
