U.S. Marines studying how meditation could make them tougher

[Kusala]

Hello Dhamma friends. What do you make of this?

http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-marines ... -1.1121189

[Khalil Bodhi]

Sounds like miccha-samadhi to me...

[danieLion]

Mindful harm? Ludicrous.

[pilgrim]

Meditation to make them more efficient at being soldiers? I agree with Khalil. It may be meditation , but with impure motives, it is not Samma -Samadhi and does not lead to Panna.

[alan]

The title is incorrect. They are trying to find ways to reduce stress, in order to produce more effective soldiers.

[Kim O'Hara]

The title is incorrect. They are trying to find ways to reduce stress, in order to produce more effective soldiers.

Absolutely correct.
Will it work? Probably.
Could they use Buddhist-derived techniques to make the guys better soldiers instead? Probably. Look at the samurai tradition, or at Shaolin.

Is any of this going to lead Marines to enlightenment? Not very likely at all.


Kim

[yawares]

The title is incorrect. They are trying to find ways to reduce stress, in order to produce more effective soldiers.

Dear Alan,

You're very smart to point out the key issue. My daughter always emails me how meditation help her to be calm during complicate surgeries..to be peaceful while station in foreign countries for a long time..to deal with all her patients/colleagues.

BUT..MY DAUGHTER NOT ONLY PRACTICE MEDITATION..SHE ALSO OBSERVES 5 PRECEPTS AND READ BUDDHA'S VERSES/UDANAS/ITIVUTAKAS/DHAMMAPADA STORIES....she said that "not to lie" is the hardest precept to keep...sometimes she has to say "white lies' just to make people not mad/upset/worry...or lie to make people happy.

Meditation will work well with people who have silas/panna

I think I should mail her a beautiful gemstone-mala to count Buddho 1...Buddho 2....right now she does breath-in/breath out technique that her dad taught her to do

*******
yawares

[m0rl0ck]

Sounds like a positive development. I think they are likely to notice some (to them) deleterious side effects long term, i.e increased compassion for their enemies and increased capacity for independent thinking.

[yawares]

Sounds like a positive development. I think they are likely to notice some (to them) deleterious side effects long term, i.e increased compassion for their enemies and increased capacity for independent thinking.

Dear "m0rl0ck",

I think USA is the best country in term of "compassion"...everywhere my daughter stationed..she told me about how her doctors-team took care of wounded local people in Afghanistan especially children who played near bomb-mine-field...did physical exams for more than 600 children in Philippines/giving medicines(free)...took care of Haitian victims(earthquake) in Haiti...YES! YES! USA ALWAYS THERE TO HELP PEOPLE IN TROUBLE

I hope USA military not just provide 'how to do meditation' ...because MEDITATION will work well with people who have silas/panna !!!!
yawares

[m0rl0ck]

Dont beleive the propaganda. We are bankrupting the planet. The next time we need oil it may be your turn.

[yawares]

Dont beleive the propaganda. We are bankrupting the planet. The next time we need oil it may be your turn.

Dear "m0rl0ck",

I love USA and very proud that my daughter works for the US Air Force..we're proud to be Americans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLQ2RPLO78

yawares

[m0rl0ck]

Sorry, didnt know you were natives. Love your country, fear your government.

[alan]

No need to fear. Obama is back, and better than ever. We're learning. Eventually, America will be the country it should be.

[Kim O'Hara]

No need to fear. Obama is back, and better than ever. We're learning. Eventually, America will be the country it should be.

I wonder how many Americans realise that the rest of the world is pathetically grateful that you guys re-elected him?


Kim

[yawares]

No need to fear. Obama is back, and better than ever. We're learning. Eventually, America will be the country it should be.

Dear Alan,

For you : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2rDCnr0eYc



*****
yawares/tidathep

[Virgo]

Hello Dhamma friends. What do you make of this?

http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-marines ... -1.1121189

From a warfare standpoint it is a joke. I was in the Navy and was stationed with the 2'nd Marine Battalion on the USS Saipan and have also worked with many marines in the civilian world as well. I have many friends that are ex-marines. One of my best friends is an ex-marine. At my place of employment I work with 6 ex-marines.

There's two phases of training. In the first phase they break you down and make you see yourself no longer as an individual first but as a member of a team with a specific purpose in mind first, an instrument. You are an individual only second to that, the job you have to do - your mission - takes foremost precedence over everything else. In basic training you refer to yourself not as by name but by "this recruit", you do -everything- in unison with others, march to every area on base as a unit, never going by yourself unless it is to medical, etc.

In phase two, you learn that you can overcome any task thrown at you. You learn that your mission is to kill. You are made to think you can overcome any obstacle and believe nothing can defeat you. You are a warrior with pure, yet focused aggression, a killing machine.

Mindfulness has nothing to do with being the most aggressive, dangerous instrument of death-dealing on earth.

Kevin

[Virgo]

Kevin

[yawares]

Dear Kevin,



Your video reminds me of my uncle..he was a 4 stars General Marine(Thailand)..I/daughter went to his grand ceremony while I was vacationing in Bangkok..I had a chance to tour the big battle ship with him...my daughter(5 yrs old) loved the ship..my uncle held her hand/carried her all the time...Oh I missed that day..very exciting! We loved to walk on the deck. I wished I had the pictures with my uncle that day..his soldiers took many pictures...but never sent them to me.

I/daughter at my uncle's house


He passed away years ago
yawares military

[Virgo]

Thank you for sharing that story Yawares.

Unfortunately, samsara is a place where there is attachment, aversion, and delusion and people have to die. It's sad to think all of the people who have been killed, and will be killed, because of these defilements.




Thanks Yawares,

Kevin

[yawares]

Thank you for sharing that story Yawares.

Unfortunately, samsara is a place where there is attachment, aversion, and delusion and people have to die. It's sad to think all of the people who have been killed, and will be killed, because of these defilements.




Thanks Yawares,

Kevin

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Dear Kevin,

I know that you must have cute/funny/good/bad/sad experiences with the US Marine...could you please post some Marine-stories for us members to read so we'll know/appreciate our military soldiers better..please please...pretty please. I'll tell you that once my daughter repaired(cured/sewed) a wounded soldier's balls to look normal again.....my daughter is quite popular(as a surgeon) among wounded male soldiers.

Truly appreciate your kind words,
yawares