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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: Non-duality
Tibetan Buddhism calls it "interdependence" and does not refer to "oneness". Merely that nothing exists without a cause or a connection to other things. The cup is made by a potte… (View Post)
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Re: starting out - some advice?
Tara is a practice taught to you by your teacher (you receive an "empowerment"). Tibetan Buddhists say that Vajrayana can have a negative impact on you unless you HAVE a live teacher to wor… (View Post)1 -
Re: New to Buddism
The best source is always an older monk or nun, trained and experienced in one of the traditions of Buddhism. The NEXT best source is a book called "Mindfulness in Plain English" by Bhante … (View Post)2 -
Re: New here and could use some feedback...
Best advice. Find a teacher .. older, experienced, skilled and trained in any of the traditions. Better if they don't belong to some huge money-making organization like SIG. Tibetan Buddhism says it … (View Post)1 -
Re: What Does "Taking Refuge" Mean To You ?
Practicing Buddhism has allowed me to relax into life and enjoy it, even when "horrible things" happen. The practices have made life fascinating, vital, rich and full .... in such a way tha… (View Post)
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