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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: Claiming enlightenment
Your sweet friend has a need to think well of herself. This is what we humans do. Allow her that self-delusion. She will adjust it in time as/when she is ready and able. From a few decades of hanging… (View Post)
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Re: Real-eyes-ing we are all ready the buddha
Yes, we are already Buddhas, each of us. But our habits and habitual responses are definitely non-Buddhist in nature. It takes years/decades/lifestimes of self-training and practice to modify how we … (View Post)
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Re: Buddha Zone
After having been around Lamas for 15+ years, I've noticed that the more they seem to have "gotten there" (as per observed reactions to stress, and degree of calm compassion they exhibit), … (View Post)1 -
Re: Moral quandry ... or not?
I have always been a fool for "what feels right". Even at the expense of worldly comfort. I am old now, but have enough to get by on ... simple means for simple tastes. More importantly, I … (View Post)1 -
Re: Heart Failure to Buddhism
I have some understanding of your issues. I have atrial fibrillation, which is incurable, gets worse over time, and will probably be "taken out" by a massive stroke at some unpredictable ti… (View Post)1