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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: Ajahn Chah
A good teacher is precious. For those without access, there are some very good teachers speaking on Facebook. Even a few Western monks/nuns. (View Post)
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Re: Clearing the blockage and keeping it simple......
I have found that the more I try to "figure out" Buddhist teachings with my mind, the less I understand them. But by DOING the meditation and other practices, gradually things start to dawn… (View Post)
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Re: Ending a friendship
You don’t need to tell him WHY, but you DO need to tell him what. That is the compassionate thing to do. And Buddhism pushes compassion because the less we focus on ourselves, the less we become “stu… (View Post)
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Re: How important is belief in Rebirth?
Rebirth or not-rebirth? This is question which has no knowable answer. Unless we have just died and there is existence (and therefore awareness) after death. Even "memories" of past lives (… (View Post)
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Re: How do you not hate a Hitler or people who rape young children
As the Dalai Lama says, "From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering." The difference between the Dalai Lama and Hitler is that the Dalai Lama KN… (View Post)2