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Re: Dark Side of Buddhism
(Quote) Some of this is outdated. For example Traktung Rinpoche still does not endear himself to some traditional students of Buddhadharma due to his rather outspoken personality, ( he thinks both TN… (View Post)
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Re: Dark Side of Buddhism
(Quote) Lets look closer at a couple of examples that he gives about which I have personal experience.. 1 ) The monk who ordained women was not 'excommunicated'. Such a notion does not exist in Buddh… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism Requires Maturity
Trungpa Rinpoche gave an illustration of 'idiot compassion' ( he coined the phrase ) A kindly monkey, seeing a fish in a pool, was overcome with compassion and lifted it gently from the water and lod… (View Post)
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Re: A relative of mine is searching for Ultimate Truth; why are we here? and has turned to DAVID ICKE!
(Quote) Not only is there no record of the Buddha saying that, it is just one of many sayings attributed to him that do not appear in any Sutta/Sutra. I'll tell you something that Ajahn Sumedho defin… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism Requires Maturity
The Buddha, who presumably knew quite a lot about Buddhism ( joke ) said that Sila ( morality ) was a vital part of his teaching. Along with Samadhi ( meditative absorption ) and Panna ( wisdom ). (View Post)4