If a monk who lives in a monastery, takes a vow of silence for the rest of his life,but then the next night talks in his sleep, is he breaking that vow?
2007-10-25 11:56:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No, because talking in your sleep is not something you can control, thus not something you can be held responsible for.
2007-10-25 12:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know much about monk law, but I think they take the vow not to punish themselves but to get a different view of the world, and you don't get much of a view when sleeping anyways
2007-10-25 19:34:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first answer. If you talk in your sleep you are doing so involuntarily, and thus cannot be held accountable. Now, if he was awake and speaking - esp. if it was to someone, not the air - that would definitely be breaking the vow!
2007-10-25 19:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Daewen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
A vow of silence is a voluntary agreement not to speak. As long as the monk does not "voluntarily" speak, he is not breaking his agreement.
2007-10-29 08:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by BC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unless the wrathful God that monks believe in is that hateful. The poor monk has no control over his nocturnal mutterings...
2007-10-25 19:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by inkgddss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consult a monastery rulebook.
2007-10-25 19:01:54 · answer #6 · answered by craukymuvilla 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and that is silly.
2007-10-25 20:10:55 · answer #7 · answered by Jai 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋