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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: Why practice if it doesnt make you a better person?
Buddhism is not goal-oriented. It is process-oriented. Another way of saying this is that if you are focusing on results, you aren't really doing Buddhism properly. Or perhaps .... Buddhism is about … (View Post)
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Re: Choosing to be childfree, but my husband still wants children.
I have seen this with couples. It is never easy for them. Usually it is the woman who wants children and the husband who doesn't want them. And usually the wife gives up her dream and learns to inves… (View Post)1 -
Re: How to best use the time in walking the spiritual path?
Do your practices. And meditation. And remind yourself as often throughout your day as you can, to try to remain mindful. Make the 5 Precepts Vow and follow it, as best you can. You won't always be a… (View Post)
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Re: Difficulty Going to Classes
No matter what you do or don't do, guilt is the least constructive pursuit. Do what you can at home, as you can, when you can, as your teacher has taught you. Our Western life makes it difficult to f… (View Post)
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Re: Pain
I do not LIKE pain. If it is not too bad, I can somewhat open to it and relax with it. I found my natural childbirth techniques worked well for giving birth. And mindfulness for some other discomfort… (View Post)
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