I said; "Do people really talk in those terms? I say he was a selfish bastard!" (for not taking the Bodhisattva vow).
Richard said: "Is that the way people over there talk about the Buddha, that he was a selfish bastard? LoL!" People over there?! I always speak for myself alone. What's your problem? "If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him!" has to be the best-known quote in Zen. The Buddha that you imagine would be offended by either of those comments never existed. That's what Buddhism is saying! ---In [email protected], <punditster@...> wrote: On 11/10/2013 8:53 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... wrote: Do people really talk in those terms? I say he was a selfish bastard! Is that the way people over there talk about the Buddha, that he was a selfish bastard? LoL!
