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A hippie or hippy is a member of a specific subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, spread to other countries, and declined in the mid-1970s.[1] Hippies, along with the New Left and the American Civil Rights Movement, are considered the three dissenting groups of the American 1960s counterculture.[2]
Originally, hippies were part of a youth movement composed mostly of white teenagers and young adults, between the ages of 15 and 25 years old, who inherited a tradition of cultural dissent from the Bohemians and the beatniks.[3][4] Hippies rejected established institutions, criticized middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons (especially in the United Kingdom), opposed the Vietnam War (especially in the U.S.), embraced aspects of non-Judeo-Christian religions, championed sexual liberation, promoted the use of psychedelic drugs to expand one's consciousness, and created intentional communities. Hippies opposed political and social orthodoxy, choosing a gentle and nondoctrinaire ideology that favored peace, love, and personal freedom, perhaps best epitomized by The Beatles' song, All You Need is Love.[5][6] They perceived the dominant culture as a corrupt, monolithic entity that exercised undue power over their lives, calling this culture "The Establishment", "Big Brother", or "The Man".[7][8] Noting that they were "seekers of meaning and value," some described hippies as a new religious movement.[9]
After 1965, the hippie ethos influenced the The Beatles and others in the United Kingdom and Europe, and they in turn influenced their American counterparts.[10][11][12] [13] By 1968, self-described hippies had become a significant minority, representing just under 0.2 percent of the U.S. population.[14] Hippie culture spread worldwide through a fusion of rock music, folk, blues, and psychedelic rock; it also found expression in literature, the dramatic arts, and the visual arts, including film, posters advertising rock concerts, and album covers.[15][16] [17] [18][19] Eventually the hippie movement extended far beyond the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, appearing in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and many other countries.[20] [21] [22] [23].
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A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions.
The term monk comes from the Greek monachos (ìïÃá÷üò), commonly translated as solitary, one living alone. In the Greek language, the term can apply to men or women, but in English, it usually applies only to men, while nun is more commonly used to refer to female monastics. Other terms such as hesychast, solitary, hermit, anchorite, ascetic are usually interchangeable with monk. Although ascetics existed in various religions prior to Christianity, the term “monk” is of Christian invention.
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So accroding to wiki. No.
So what are you trying to prove and suggest this time?
BTW be prepared to get flammed. Good luck. -
*Prepares flamer for tactical flaming drill.*
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Have you ever noticed, that monks have no hair, and hippies....well.....they have a nice head of hair?
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have you noticed bodhidharma had a lot of hairOriginally posted by missqi:Have you ever noticed, that monks have no hair, and hippies....well.....they have a nice head of hair? -
Have you noticed hippies smoked weed and had A LOT of sex?Originally posted by Eric Cartman:have you noticed bodhidharma had a lot of hair -
well not all hippies smoke and tantric monks have sex like once a week.Originally posted by missqi:Have you noticed hippies smoked weed and had A LOT of sex? -
Yes, cut and paste, then conclude no as if you gave a comprehensive analysis and comparisonOriginally posted by Xephone_xenon:A hippie or hippy is a member of a specific subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, spread to other countries, and declined in the mid-1970s.[1] Hippies, along with the New Left and the American Civil Rights Movement, are considered the three dissenting groups of the American 1960s counterculture.[2]
Originally, hippies were part of a youth movement composed mostly of white teenagers and young adults, between the ages of 15 and 25 years old, who inherited a tradition of cultural dissent from the Bohemians and the beatniks.[3][4] Hippies rejected established institutions, criticized middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons (especially in the United Kingdom), opposed the Vietnam War (especially in the U.S.), embraced aspects of non-Judeo-Christian religions, championed sexual liberation, promoted the use of psychedelic drugs to expand one's consciousness, and created intentional communities. Hippies opposed political and social orthodoxy, choosing a gentle and nondoctrinaire ideology that favored peace, love, and personal freedom, perhaps best epitomized by The Beatles' song, All You Need is Love.[5][6] They perceived the dominant culture as a corrupt, monolithic entity that exercised undue power over their lives, calling this culture "The Establishment", "Big Brother", or "The Man".[7][8] Noting that they were "seekers of meaning and value," some described hippies as a new religious movement.[9]
After 1965, the hippie ethos influenced the The Beatles and others in the United Kingdom and Europe, and they in turn influenced their American counterparts.[10][11][12] [13] By 1968, self-described hippies had become a significant minority, representing just under 0.2 percent of the U.S. population.[14] Hippie culture spread worldwide through a fusion of rock music, folk, blues, and psychedelic rock; it also found expression in literature, the dramatic arts, and the visual arts, including film, posters advertising rock concerts, and album covers.[15][16] [17] [18][19] Eventually the hippie movement extended far beyond the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, appearing in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and many other countries.[20] [21] [22] [23].
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A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions.
The term monk comes from the Greek monachos (ìïÃá÷üò), commonly translated as solitary, one living alone. In the Greek language, the term can apply to men or women, but in English, it usually applies only to men, while nun is more commonly used to refer to female monastics. Other terms such as hesychast, solitary, hermit, anchorite, ascetic are usually interchangeable with monk. Although ascetics existed in various religions prior to Christianity, the term “monk” is of Christian invention.
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So accroding to wiki. No.
So what are you trying to prove and suggest this time?
BTW be prepared to get flammed. Good luck. -
yar.. hmM~Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:*Prepares flamer for tactical flaming drill.* 
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kena ban by fifi, now he move here
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Firstly, Hippies have no precepts unlike monks who have 200+ precepts that they have to abide by. They have a very strict monastic lifestyle and training that makes them completely different from lay people. Oh yes, all Buddhists are not allowed to use drugs as accordance to 5th precept.
I think you are wrong about the tantric part. They are mostly to do with visualisation, nothing physical.Originally posted by Eric Cartman:well not all hippies smoke and tantric monks have sex like once a week. -
What did he post elsewhere?Originally posted by MohamedF:kena ban by fifi, now he move here -
Yeah, so?Originally posted by Eric Cartman:Yes, cut and paste, then conclude no as if you gave a comprehensive analysis and comparison
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Not to forget, hippies don't have training in precepts, samadhi, wisdom, so how to attain enlightenment? Unless he himself is a Buddhist, but hippie movement has nothing to do with monks or Buddhism.