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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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When you wake up in the morning, how you do know you have woken up? You just know. Things are NOT the same as they were when you were dreaming. But this cannot be put into words. Try explaining to so… (View Post)
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Re: Looking for some specific movies
Kundun - a drama-bio of the Dalai Lama up to the time of his flight from Tibet A Man For All Seasons - how Thomas More refused to compromise his religious principles for King Henry VIII, and lost his… (View Post)
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Re: WWBD (what would Buddha do) about terrorism?
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Re: Have you reached the ultimate goal?
No. I haven't. Enlightenment is not a goal. It is a process. It not something you reach but something you are. J.Krishnamurti, an Indian mystic (not a Buddhist) said something that is very relevant t… (View Post)
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Love has nothing to do with attachment. When we love someone out of attachment, our "love" is love for how WE feel about them. This is selfishness, which is the opposite of love. Love is no… (View Post)
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