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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.
We confess to ourselves. We face the pain of our unskill actions, vow to do differently, and then let go of the guilt, and move on (but keep the intention alive). We accept that until enlightenment, … (View Post)
You may not read this, Paska, if you are taking a leave of absence. But in the absence of a live, local teacher, I recommend you read Pema Chodron, or download mp3 lectures by her. She is very helpfu… (View Post)
Tibetan Buddhism warns against the karmic consequences of killing, but that is not the same thing as "being against" killing. As Buddhists, we try to develop mindfulness so we CAN make choi… (View Post)
Just remember that words, concepts and ideas are not what Buddhism is about. It is the practices, and it takes years to even start to grasp what the Buddha was talking about. Personal first-hand expe… (View Post)
Strange things DO happen. And we seek to explain them. But most of the time, there is more than one possible explanation (one normal, one paranormal) so I just leave it with a sense of wonder, rather… (View Post)