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Buddha said in the diamond sutra that the virtue of donating many solar systems worth of offerings was less than that gained by genuinely teaching only one line of the diamond sutra. That's in need of interpretation and 'solar systems' can be huge or tiny.
My intuition, imacrab, tells me to recommend the diamond sutra. It's name is 'the diamond that cuts through delusion'.
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
@Jeffrey said:
I agree with you fed with the exception that I don't believe you or anyone on here can give a diagnosis. Even a professional therapist would need to interview imacrab in person to determine if he/she is mentally ill rather than simply read posts on here.
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That's my point.
I am not suggesting anyone here can, should or could do that.
Neither do we encourage, endorse or recommend such action.
As stated, this is a Buddhist forum, first and foremost. But given that some members are by their own admission, in receipt of prescribed medication and/or in therapy, to be so dismissive (even under the guise of supposed humour) is both tactless and insulting.
I didn't understand. Is imacrab under therapy/meds? Are you saying he is dismissive or are others dismissive to him/her? I do find that the whole topic "growing closer to God" is an odd topic on a Buddhist forum.
@Jeffrey, it was asked of crab if he might consider therapy and he said something to the effect of "Anyone who sees a psychologist needs their head examined." Fed. (appropriately, I think) told him what he said wasn't funny, and it was dismissive of people who do seek (and need) that kind of help.
@Jeffrey said:
I thought that was a joke. Like a Rodney Dangerfield or Yogi Berra saying.
Well, Jeffrey, that's simply because you are just nice. If only a quarter of the people in the world were half as nice as you, no one would need pills for psychiatric issues.
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
@karasti said:
Jeffrey, it was asked of crab if he might consider therapy and he said something to the effect of "Anyone who sees a psychologist needs their head examined." Fed. (appropriately, I think) told him what he said wasn't funny, and it was dismissive of people who do seek (and need) that kind of help.
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I merely asked him whether he WAS on medication or under a therapist. There was no suggestion or advice on my part as to whether he should or should not be.
@Jeffrey said:
I thought that was a joke. Like a Rodney Dangerfield or Yogi Berra saying.
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Then take it to the joke thread.
It was humour but badly misplaced.
hey @heyimacrab, I am not sure you have a mental illness, I can see there is something that is causing you a real problem though, and I think you may be mentally bashing yourself unnecessarily. There is no need to worry about becoming closer to god, or becoming god - it will get you nowhere, but perhaps you need to find that for yourself; more importantly you need to understand yourself a bit better and why you are asking these questions...
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Buddha said in the diamond sutra that the virtue of donating many solar systems worth of offerings was less than that gained by genuinely teaching only one line of the diamond sutra. That's in need of interpretation and 'solar systems' can be huge or tiny.
My intuition, imacrab, tells me to recommend the diamond sutra. It's name is 'the diamond that cuts through delusion'.
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That's my point.
I am not suggesting anyone here can, should or could do that.
Neither do we encourage, endorse or recommend such action.
As stated, this is a Buddhist forum, first and foremost. But given that some members are by their own admission, in receipt of prescribed medication and/or in therapy, to be so dismissive (even under the guise of supposed humour) is both tactless and insulting.
'Nuff said.
I didn't understand. Is imacrab under therapy/meds? Are you saying he is dismissive or are others dismissive to him/her? I do find that the whole topic "growing closer to God" is an odd topic on a Buddhist forum.
Actually, @heyimacrab the term used in Orthodox Christianity is Theosis and not Apotheois: orthodoxwiki.org/Theosis
Also, Orthodox Christian monk Archimandrite Zacharias discusses love, the mind, and the heart in this short video. youtube.com/watch?v=cdIMeDE9viM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Thanks, Silouan! I can never remember the exact name of this theological belief. I appreciate your setting things straight, again!
@Jeffrey, it was asked of crab if he might consider therapy and he said something to the effect of "Anyone who sees a psychologist needs their head examined." Fed. (appropriately, I think) told him what he said wasn't funny, and it was dismissive of people who do seek (and need) that kind of help.
I thought that was a joke. Like a Rodney Dangerfield or Yogi Berra saying.
Well, Jeffrey, that's simply because you are just nice. If only a quarter of the people in the world were half as nice as you, no one would need pills for psychiatric issues.
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I merely asked him whether he WAS on medication or under a therapist. There was no suggestion or advice on my part as to whether he should or should not be.
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Then take it to the joke thread.
It was humour but badly misplaced.
hey @heyimacrab, I am not sure you have a mental illness, I can see there is something that is causing you a real problem though, and I think you may be mentally bashing yourself unnecessarily. There is no need to worry about becoming closer to god, or becoming god - it will get you nowhere, but perhaps you need to find that for yourself; more importantly you need to understand yourself a bit better and why you are asking these questions...
sorry @federica, didn't mean to misquote you, I should have looked it up!
Not a problem at all. Just clarified.
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