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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: How not to hate?
Hate is always a cover-up to hide our pain. Buddhists practice mindfulness, so when you become aware of hate within you, open to the underlying pain. Generate compassion for yourself that you attachm… (View Post)
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Re: Is a permanent state of equanimity desirable?
Once you have achieved this, you will know the answer. That's the great thing about Buddhism. It is an exploration, and the learning is not through words but through your own experience. Now ... do y… (View Post)
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Re: Animals
There is no "why" involved. It just is the way it is. Use your pain to help you understand the First Noble Truth of Buddhism: Suffering exists. Is it not so? For ALL sentient beings, there … (View Post)
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Re: What is Enlightenment?
"Everything is always changing. If you relax into this truth, that is Enlightenment. If you resist, this is samsara (suffering).” Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, “What Makes You Not a Buddhist” Throw… (View Post)
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Re: What would you say?
That the important things in life are not things you can put into words, but must see inside yourself. (View Post)
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