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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: Enlightenment in one lifetime
Enlightenment in one lifetime? Theoretically possible. Practically most unlikely. Certainly, there are old stories in Tibetan Buddhism about someone gaining enlightenment in a flash. But most (not al… (View Post)
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Re: Critically thinking about the four Noble Truths
You will find, as you practice Buddhism over the years/decades, that your understanding of what Buddha said and meant will change. Will deepen. Will evolve. Don't try to "pin it down" with … (View Post)
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Re: Love - shaped hole in Buddhism?
The "heart storm" you refer to is part of the condition of being human. Next time it arises, don't try to "fix it" with intellectual argument. In fact, don't try to "fix it&q… (View Post)
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Re: My god I just have to moan about this
Yeah, I moan over things too! My response is MY problem to work with. Whether you take a Buddhist or a Cognitive-Behavioral psychological approach ... we are what we think, and our responses come fro… (View Post)4 -
Re: Query regarding Dharma Transmission
Transmission of teachings, transmission of power, transmission of the lineage ... you find this in just about all religions. Certainly in Buddhism, Hinduism/yoga, Judaism and Catholicism. Can the tea… (View Post)
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