From Jechbi's blog, again...adosa wrote: Maybe I have this whole practice wrong but how is blasting another human being part of the path? I'm sorry, but I can only imagine how [he] would feel after reading this. Am I missing something? PM him if you feel correcting his mistakes would be in his benefit but this.....?
adosa
When is it okay to criticize another person publicly, and frequently, and when is it incompatible with the goal of cultivating a healthy and helpful Dhamma community on the Internet?Aggression may have its appropriate and skillful application in certain situations, who knows? But I tend to believe that in general, aggression is incompatible with the goal of cultivating a healthy and helpful Dhamma discussion community on the Internet.
My own view is that lacking the assistance of voice tone, facial information and body language words printed here carry a bit more sting, may seem even more aggressive then they would on the outside. That's why being very mindful of applying the brahmaviharas when we are online can be so helpful.
But each of us has to take responsibility for that, and its sometimes very difficult, especially when someone else is pushing your buttons. We each have to disconnect our own buttons, no one else can do it for you, and blaming the other person can become a way of avoiding responsibility.
Isn't that a BIG part of what Dhamma practice is about?