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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: Morning Puja
I think a lot of the rituals are "rehearsal" for becoming a certain way. Just as athletes who mentally visualize and rehearse their upcoming performance on the field WILL do better out ON t… (View Post)
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Re: A definition of Enlightenment
Enlightenment is when you live fully open to THIS moment and all it comprises, and are not pushed by your thoughts or emotions ... it is both wisdom and compassion. Enlightenment is not contained in … (View Post)1 -
Re: Dalai Lama: 'It's better for you to keep your traditions'.
The Dalai Lama has advised people to seek enlightenment within their own religion ... since they were raised in that culture, it "fits" them psychologically better than a foreign religion. … (View Post)
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Re: How to meet the precious Dhamma in the next life
Our Lama tells us that rebirth is automatically directed by our predominant imprints (karmas), and that the more we DO our practice now, the more likely we will be automatically drawn to a situation … (View Post)
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Re: Advice on adding ritual to practice
Ritual is useful, but you need to learn how to do it properly from a teacher. Its impact is not magic .. it is just you "rehearsing" to become a Buddhist. You know how athletes will visuali… (View Post)
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