>>323357143
try shaving completely bald to the point of having a shine, 0 hairs getting into my face would be nice but i'm too used to my metal hair
>>323357194
read up about monastic orders of monks, europe had those as well but christian instead of buddhist, the ideal way of life is minimalist life in a monastic order that is self sufficient however in big city areas and certain climates that is unfeasible without a lot of effort put in so it's easier to just live among the people, i don't approve of begging strangers for alms but that's just my personal opinion if some monks do that that's between them and the people they ask those from
zen buddhism is pretty much learning to live your life in the flow of things and making most things instinctual to the point of it becoming effortless to do, apart from that the doctrine of non-attachment makes sense from a logical point of view because impermanent things are impermanent, i don't see what issue you have with buddhism apart from the problems you state the asians who practice that have
you don't have to be a monk or a beggar to be buddhist you just have to make sure you don't get attached to things, also they weren't weak they practiced martial arts as part of their routines and they did put up a fight when the muslims came to kill them