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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: Is This Genuine Buddhist Meditation ?
I cannot say if the video you have presented talks about valid meditation techniques. All I can say is that my own local teacher does not teach these forms of meditation (my local teacher is an elder… (View Post)
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Re: Moments of bliss in meditation
Moments of bliss in Meditation. They happen. In Hinduism/Yoga, this bliss is the goal of meditation, and the goal is to eventually extend it until we remain always in this bliss. Buddha felt it was n… (View Post)
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Re: His benefit or mine?
Karasti's comment is excellent. I would add a few points: The teacher (an old Tibetan Geshe and monk) asked the class what was the best way to help others. Many suggestions were given ... donating ti… (View Post)1 -
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: Mindful drinking of beer as a meditation
We are not enlightened, nor are we perfect Buddhists. Each of us struggles to grow in our own way, and each of us has our individual struggles. But for those who are serious about the path of Buddhis… (View Post)
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