“You can become a Sotāpanna whether you put on make-up or you don’t put on make-up. It depends on whether you are attached to it or not.”
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Question: I am a working woman and I have to put on make up to look presentable. Is it true that I will not be able to attain the Sotāpanna level if I dress-up or put on make-up? Am I wrong putting on make-up for work?
Than Ajahn: No. You can become a Sotāpanna whether you put on make-up or you don’t put on make-up. It depends on whether you are attached to it or not. If you put on make-up because you have to go to work, then this is not a desire, it is not your defilement. But if you put on make-up because you want to look pretty or you want to look respectable, then this is defilement and you have to get rid of this defilement.
For example, if it’s your job to perform a play on stage, then you have to put on some make-up and wear certain costumes. You don’t do it because you want to do it. You do it because it is your part in a play. It’s the same way with going to work. You might have to put on some make-up, otherwise your boss might ask you to go home.
Youtube: “Dhamma in English, Dec 18, 2018.”
By Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto
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