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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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Our teacher (an old Tibetan monk & geshe, originally born in Tibet), asked the class how we could best help others. Many ideas were offered. After we had run out of suggestions, the teacher offer… (View Post)
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Re: The human condition, and buddhist forums reaction to it!
Continue to do your Practice as taught. Be patient and mindful. Especially patient. And understand that intellectual answers are not answers to what we truly seek .. only our experience can provide a… (View Post)
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Re: Lost and reaching out
The benefit will come mainly from within, from you doing the exercises as you are taught. Yes, there is a secondary benefit from being around a teacher who has some skill at being a Buddhist. If a pi… (View Post)
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Re: Chaos is the only Truth
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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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