tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post712833971350583399..comments2024-03-25T17:38:01.020+08:00Comments on Digital Tibetan Buddhist Altar: Pissing On HitlerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-47182857417957399332010-07-30T03:43:33.967+08:002010-07-30T03:43:33.967+08:00A petra, a rudra. Isn't that what individuals ...A petra, a rudra. Isn't that what individuals like Hitler are refered to as? Just written off as something else.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958506679329766341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-66138151710775876582010-07-29T05:00:07.590+08:002010-07-29T05:00:07.590+08:00from Leonard Peltier_Don't forget, not ever
ht...from Leonard Peltier_Don't forget, not ever<br />http://derekmarkham.com/statement-from-leonard-peltier-dont-forget-no<br />snip:<br />This is a story that goes all the way back to the day a<br />misguided fool, whose name I won't even mention, led his troops in<br />an attack on innocent people at the Greasy Grass, and in the process<br />got himself and over two hundred of his troopers killed. And while<br />the victors on that day had no choice but to defend themselves,<br />we have been the victims of a genocidal revenge that continues<br />until this very moment. So don't forget. Not ever.<br /><br />It is vengeance that preoccupies the mind of the colonizer. It<br />is this fervor to show us who is boss that led to the massacre<br />at Wounded Knee, the theft of the Black Hills, the establishment<br />of boarding schools, and the criminalization of our languages<br />and traditional ways. It is vengeance that armed the GOON squads,<br />killed our leaders, and surrounded our people at Wounded Knee again<br />in 1973. Revenge is why they today prosecute Indian people for the<br />crimes they know the government committed during their murderous<br />campaigns of the last generation. Vengeance is what killed Joe<br />Stuntz, Anna Mae Aquash, Buddy Lamont and so many others. Getting<br />even is what keeps me in prison. So don't forget. Not ever.J.Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631694579213923130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-52825869712000374532010-07-28T13:57:02.507+08:002010-07-28T13:57:02.507+08:00i don`t like how hitler`s pic is above Guru Rinpoc...i don`t like how hitler`s pic is above Guru Rinpoche. i am not good at seeing things nondualistically...yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-13546085072580943352010-07-28T13:29:11.052+08:002010-07-28T13:29:11.052+08:00I applaud your courage in writing this because it ...I applaud your courage in writing this because it is very definitely something that needed to be said and something we all need to think about. Thank you.Richard (Yeshe)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-82380948709189300462010-07-28T06:48:40.431+08:002010-07-28T06:48:40.431+08:00One more point...not necessarily directed at the p...One more point...not necessarily directed at the present company...but in the short time I have received teachings...there is a high probablity that any Lama is misquoted by disciples and the public. I have seen it. Meaning is lost or misunderstood. Or simply it was meant for that one student to hear. This is in reference to quoting the Dalai Lama or any lama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-36329677204995998412010-07-28T05:48:21.397+08:002010-07-28T05:48:21.397+08:00I see anonymous's point. But I am less than in...I see anonymous's point. But I am less than in agreement. HHDL was not only Chenrezig during the invasion; he was also responsible for ordinary lives of flesh and blood. His example being unsurpassable in this day and age will never be seen again. I am for finding Bin Laden and and cutting the head off of the serpent to stop his own self delusion...but would never make war against an entire nation or it's army. Are we not Buddhists? ...Mara is Mara no matter who the watcher is.Padma Kadagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31865608.post-47652602485471941282010-07-28T04:24:12.414+08:002010-07-28T04:24:12.414+08:00- over simplification -
A very respected Lama, o...- over simplification - <br /><br />A very respected Lama, one of the closest to HH Dalai Lama until his recent death, once affirmed very clearly to me personally that the United States should have responded to HH Dalai Lama's request for help prior to the Chinese invasion and militarily defended Tibet and never let the Chinese invade at all. <br /><br />This failure to act was a great sin and great point of karmic downfall. Point being that passivity and "non dual" thinking is not always proper in Samsara.<br /><br />Furthermore, examples exist in the Buddha's teachings of his use of force to help others (greatest good for greatest number, etc.). One of his past lives I believe is where he killed a man to save 500 more on a ship (I do not recall the details of the sutra). <br /><br />With the right motivation, as HH Dalai Lama states frequently in various public teachings, even allegedly violent looking actions can be the highest bodhicitta for the greatest good.<br /> <br />And, apparently peaceful looking actions can be horrid sentimental frosting over sins and delusions...<br /><br />What is more disturbing at times is the demand in many Western Buddhist communities to "group think" politically especially and hate various political leaders and groups - usually "right" wing, etc. without really caring about the truth. <br /><br />Hate no one, yes, but still defend what is right clearly and strongly and with great wisdom and compassion. This includes the use of the military at times! Its not simple.<br /><br />And, at the same time pray and send blessings to the wrong doers, the deluded followers of false barbaric primitive teachings, etc. and include them in the refuge tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com