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Re: No Buddhist Quotes
“In our civilisation, which is totally identified with the outer and ignorant of the inner dimension of spirit, the word old has mainly negative connotations. It equals useless and so we regard it as almost an insult to refer to someone as old. To avoid the word, we use euphemisms such as elderly and senior. The First Nation's “grandmother” is a figure of great dignity. Today's “granny” is at best cute. Why is old considered useless? Because in old age, the emphasis shifts from doing to Being, and our civilisation, which is lost in doing, knows nothing of Being.”
— Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth
Jeroen
Re: Buddhist quotes
"Since we were born, we have let our mind do what it likes, like a spoiled child, and we have to admit that nothing really positive has come of it. To take control of it is indispensable. That is something worth spending time on, even if it is just a little bit each day."
JIGME KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (b. 1964)
marcitko
Re: Radicalism
Information on how to think in the current climate change:
Approximately 70% of all people who get cancer have eaten pickles.
Most people who have recently died in car accidents ate a pickle in the past year.
All Americans who ate pickles in 1901 have died.
Therefore, pickles obviously kill people.
lobster
Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
I also don't feel comfortable with the notion of "should". People, and Buddhists, can do what they want with their lives.
Yes, a Buddhist can technically do whatever they want (and I know I often do), but the real question is whether those choices move us toward liberation and compassion, or deeper into suffering and entanglement.
Bearing in mind that guns were developed for the purpose of killing or maiming, their very existence sits uneasily alongside the Buddhist precept of avoiding harm.
Shoshin1
Re: My favourite 'cult'
It seems the use of cult style language is on the rise and in lots of places these days.
person
Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
Should a Buddhist own a gun?
I think the answer is clear: No.
But a Buddhist should not do many things, so if one owns a gun, it's not the end of the world.
marcitko