Shooter at DC shipyard was Buddhist
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Nobody wants to display their dirty laundry, but I would be curious to know how he got through all of the background checks for his security clearance. The CNN crew found about 9 major pieces of fail that should have stopped him from having one and they found it in a day.
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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lets not make a war on the mentally ill. people who suffer from mental illness are more likely to be the victim of a crime than to be the one acting out a crime. I am schizophrenic, bi polar, ocd, and ptsd, I would rather jump off a cliff than do anything that would break my precepts.
Take care of mindfulness and mindfulness will take care of you.
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Who is declaring war on the mentally ill?
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Hi Befriend
I just start to wonder whether all human suffer from some form of mental illness!
I just start to wonder whether all human suffer from some form of mental illness!
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Digity wrote: This is more a story about mental health and the lax attitude Americans have towards guns.
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I never would have thought a Buddhist would commit such a sin. I have known some Buddhists to have struggled with their spirituality and end up drinking, smoking, gambling or flirting with people but to harm another living creature is beyond humane.
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A 'Buddhist' would not have done what this guy did...end of...
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'No true scotsman' fallacy.appicchato wrote:A 'Buddhist' would not have done what this guy did...end of...
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"And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.
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Dear Sarah,
More or less we all do.SarathW wrote:I just start to wonder whether all human suffer from some form of mental illness!
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There are no sins in Buddhism. Only Dependent Origination.Still Searching wrote:I never would have thought a Buddhist would commit such a sin.
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Who taught him to use a gun? Buddhism or the Navy?
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'No true scotsman' fallacy.
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Headlines sell news papers and other media.
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lol so true“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”
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Agreed! That man is no Buddhist. Hopefully he was sick or had psychological problems and will learn from his mistakes.appicchato wrote:A 'Buddhist' would not have done what this guy did...end of...
Buddhism would not teach this man such an act of cruelty, Buddhism only promotes Truth, Peace & Tranquillity.pilgrim wrote:Who taught him to use a gun? Buddhism or the Navy?
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