Krimel,
I am not a Buddhist, but it is my understanding that Buddhism's
fundamental tenant is to nurture compassion, and work towards the
enlightenment of all.
What is the fundamental tenant of your religion? Is that Taoism?
Marsha
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At 09:14 AM 3/5/2009, you wrote:
[Bo]
I see the Oriental Culture as more advanced than the Euro-
American one, if that is your newfangled humanitarian worry.
[Krimel]
Wow, that one goes right to the top of my collection of Bo's most clueless
statements. Advanced? Advanced how? The fundamental tenant of Buddhism is
that cure for suffering is the elimination of desire. This reminds me of my
brother. His favorite saying is that when all else fails lower your
expectations. He lives in a shed. This is a philosophy that breeds passivity
and subservience in the population.
Sure we had slavery but the Hindus have their caste system which was hardly
more humane. So are you saying that Oriental Culture is more advanced
because their "untouchables" did not require whips and chains to know their
place?
As I have said before I think submitting to the will of a God whose nature
cannot be known is functionally equivalent to killing desire but at least it
leaves the population with hope for a new day and a brighter future for
their children. The Oriental dream for a bright future is to be dead,
completely dead with no reincarnation, no nothing: Dead. It is one thing for
a nihilist to see that dead is dead, that's how it is, and another for the
"enlightened" to make it their goal.
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