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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: Right speech, awkward conversations and fitting in
You are not being a coward by not speaking up. My teacher (a Vajrayana monk/Geshe born in Tibet, living & teaching in our city) never argues with others. And if someone tries to argue with him, h… (View Post)
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Re: Meditation with eyes open or closed?
I have never meditated with the Dalai Lama, so I cannot say. BUT ... generally beginners are taught to close their eyes. With the development of great skill in focus and concentrating, eyes can be sl… (View Post)
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Re: The I Ching
In Buddhism, you are your primary teacher. If you are fortunate to have live access to the guidance of a skilled Buddhist, that person is your secondary teacher. Yet one of tremendous importance. Wri… (View Post)
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Re: what influences if any do you think pass life experiences have on this life
My teacher (an old lama/geshe from Tibet) tells us that if we want to know who we were in a past life, we only need to look at who/how we are today. Because who/how we are today is a continuation of … (View Post)
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Re: Boddhisattva at Work
Yes, there are those who become doormats. With or without the assistance of the dharma. These are personality dynamics that are not related to Buddhism per se. For those who have those dynamics, Ther… (View Post)1