just stumbled accross this video
apart from the misinformation it does demonstrate the need to not ignore the wider context passages are in with its cherry picking of information & passages.
I found it quite humorous how he was mispronouncing things with an accent.
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cherry picking the words of the Buddha
by Cittasanto » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:44 pm
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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Re: cherry picking the words of the Buddha
by tiltbillings » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:41 pm
Ken Wheeler, self proclaimed monk, self pro-claimed buddhologist
his website:
http://www.kathodos.com/
It is stuff that can be, and should be, ignored.
And, yes, his pronunciation of Pali/Sanskrit is hilarious.
his website:
http://www.kathodos.com/
It is stuff that can be, and should be, ignored.
And, yes, his pronunciation of Pali/Sanskrit is hilarious.
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: cherry picking the words of the Buddha
by Ñāṇa » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:42 pm
tiltbillings wrote:It is stuff that can be, and should be, ignored.
Indeed.
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Re: cherry picking the words of the Buddha
by Cittasanto » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:59 pm
tiltbillings wrote:Ken Wheeler, self proclaimed monk, self pro-claimed buddhologist
his website:
http://www.kathodos.com/
It is stuff that can be, and should be, ignored.
And, yes, his pronunciation of Pali/Sanskrit is hilarious.
cool another one
wait! what?
ok don't know if that joke worked in text form so...
yes the slight indianesk twang got me, i was actually quite supprised when i heard his actual accent.
my particular favourite was the comment block to the vid "I am right you can not disagree" throwing away evidence before it has been heard, or ignoring evidence which has been
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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Re: cherry picking the words of the Buddha
by manas » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:02 pm
Hi Cittasanto, everyone,
YouTube allows this function where you can make a reply to a specific video, where your reply can appear somewhere underneath (or in close proximity to) the original, so that people can easily access it. I say this
because this should be refuted, and there are quite a few knowledgeable folks here who could convincingly
refute it in a short video. Not to convince this misguided person, because I doubt that will happen; but
rather to prevent ordinary persons who have a genuine interest in the Dhamma, from getting seriously misled.
(I just noted that he has disabled any comments for his video... hmm.)
manas.
YouTube allows this function where you can make a reply to a specific video, where your reply can appear somewhere underneath (or in close proximity to) the original, so that people can easily access it. I say this
because this should be refuted, and there are quite a few knowledgeable folks here who could convincingly
refute it in a short video. Not to convince this misguided person, because I doubt that will happen; but
rather to prevent ordinary persons who have a genuine interest in the Dhamma, from getting seriously misled.
(I just noted that he has disabled any comments for his video... hmm.)
manas.
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From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
When this isn't, that isn't.
From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
When this isn't, that isn't.
From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
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