Hi friends.
The government is not trying to take over your home. The brown people aren't all criminals. And the gays sometimes are decent people, too. Real Buddhists have more important things to think about, and certainly don't obsess on petty hatreds.
Right?
Conspiracy nuts, gay marriage, and immigration.
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Hi alan,alan wrote:Hi friends.
The government is not trying to take over your home. The brown people aren't all criminals. And the gays sometimes are decent people, too. Real Buddhists have more important things to think about, and certainly don't obsess on petty hatreds.
Right?
I don't live in the USA so I'm not quite sure what you're talking about. Can you also explain what you mean by "real Buddhists" please ?
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Aloka
Re: Conspiracy nuts, gay marriage, and immigration.
I'm referring to a recently closed thread, in which some long-term practitioners expressed opinions which seemed quite nutty.
Re: Conspiracy nuts, gay marriage, and immigration.
Oh ok, I didn't see it, sorry.alan wrote:I'm referring to a recently closed thread, in which some long-term practitioners expressed opinions which seemed quite nutty.
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Hmm, perhaps I would have reading one of those more important things if I hadn't clicked on this thread. Who determines what "Real Buddhists" are?alan wrote: Real Buddhists have more important things to think about, and certainly don't obsess on petty hatreds.
Right?
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Not a who, a what. People who obsess on petty things are not real Buddhists. Isn't that obvious?
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The High Council of Real Buddhism. Only the spectacularly advanced get the one-in-a-million-kalpas chance to be evaluated and considered for beginner membership. All others can just go to hell.Vern Stevens wrote:Who determines what "Real Buddhists" are?
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Ah, when you point a finger at others, four fingers keep pointing back at you.alan wrote:Not a who, a what. People who obsess on petty things are not real Buddhists. Isn't that obvious?
Hic Rhodus, hic salta!
Re: Conspiracy nuts, gay marriage, and immigration.
Which means what?
Re: Conspiracy nuts, gay marriage, and immigration.
I can't get my thumb to point backwards.binocular wrote: Ah, when you point a finger at others, four fingers keep pointing back at you.
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Yes, fortunately. Just not double jointed.binocular wrote:Lol. Is it opposable?
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Re: Conspiracy nuts, gay marriage, and immigration.
I'm not a big fan of conspiracy theories either, but aren't you conflating some things here? Of course brown people are not criminals, gays are decent, but those who are concerned about big government do not necessarily believe in the other things you mentioned.alan wrote: The government is not trying to take over your home. The brown people aren't all criminals. And the gays sometimes are decent people, too. Real Buddhists have more important things to think about, and certainly don't obsess on petty hatreds.
Right?
The government does sometimes take over people's houses; it is allowed under eminent domain rules. I don't expect it to happen, but the Constitution even allows soldiers to take up residence in virtually any home, including your home, if necessary. And the government does sometimes have corruption and I don't think you would disagree with that.
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I think one of the inferences is that "real Buddhists" don't have any problem with government surveillance of all their phone calls and emails, not to mention forum postings......Vern Stevens wrote:Hmm, perhaps I would have reading one of those more important things if I hadn't clicked on this thread. Who determines what "Real Buddhists" are?alan wrote: Real Buddhists have more important things to think about, and certainly don't obsess on petty hatreds.
Right?
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What is obvious is that many, many "Real Buddhists" come with all sorts of problems, imperfections and fetters they have to overcome. Many of them also come with big egos and are often judgmental of other people, something which is a very non-Buddhist activity. "Real Buddhists" endeavor to practice compassion, even for those with whom they disagree, rather than call their ideas "nutty" or threaten to physically assault them by spanking them because they don't like their attitude. I've seen that on this board and rather than thinking that person was malicious and "not a Real Buddhist", I thought, this person must be suffering, like all the rest of us, and he/she is resorting to unskilled behavior as a result.alan wrote: People who obsess on petty things are not real Buddhists. Isn't that obvious?
It would be nice to see members of a "Sangha" be supportive of the suffering and trials of the other members, not judgmental and deriding of them.
Edit: I realize I'm assuming that a forum board of people with similar interests is a very loose "sangha", or perhaps better termed a community.
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