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The only Buddhist chaplains I have ever heard of was a Tibetan monk who first got his 20-year Geshe degree from the Dalai Lama and were assigned to act as chaplain to a Tibetan regiment in the Indian army. The only comment the made was that the tent he lived in was very very hot.
In the Buddhist tradition, it takes years of learning how to do the practicings, mastering our mind, under the guidance of a teacher. And it is considered wrong to teach until our teacher has assessed us as being ready TO teach. Teaching before we have developes some firm ego-mastery only increases our ego and we create negative karma for ourselves. And it is considered negative karma to teach before we have the inner wisdom TO teach. Buddhism is learning from doing the practices, and this takes decades ... no book or spoken words will teach us Buddhism, because is about inner insight and experience, and words are merely intellectual concepts that cannot convey experience adequately.
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Re: Are you Wise?
I know a little. What I do NOT know is much greater than what I do know. I have had teachers who are wise, and teachers who were not wise. The ones who were wise, both teachers and non-teachers, have… (View Post)
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Re: How not to hate?
Hate is always a cover-up to hide our pain. Buddhists practice mindfulness, so when you become aware of hate within you, open to the underlying pain. Generate compassion for yourself that you attachm… (View Post)
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Re: Where is the Buddha?
In Buddhism, knowledge is ONLY that which we have discovered first-hand. But there are teachings, and they can be helpful to a small extent. Since Buddhism is about first-hand experience, and since m… (View Post)
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Re: How do I know if im doing it right
You need a teacher. One is supposed to have a teacher if they are practicing Buddhism. Theravadan Buddhism is the only tradition that does not stress the need for a teacher. So, in light of that, I r… (View Post)
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Re: How do Buddhists view Christians/Christianity?
I have known some Christians who live by Christ's teachings which, like Buddhism, requires a sort of mindful conscientiousness to live the teachings. However, most Christians I have known live by the… (View Post)
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