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From: Glenn Rogers <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, 27 August 2012 2:35 AM
Subject: [Zen] Re: Hello
In my Shangha searching, I have found many Buddhists who pray/chant to Buddah,
and they seem to view him as a god, rather than their own nature.
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MEL: Some of my fellow SE-Asians who are Buddhists believe/follow this way. A
Lao lady I worked with believed in a god-like Buddha who will make all the
sinners run up and down a tree with blade-sharp leaves in the afterlife. Some
of the others such as the Thais like to take their Buddha images from their
homes to the monks for blessings and good luck. Whatever floats one's boat, I
guess...
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Why would people be more interested in being told what to believe, as opposed
to exploring Truth for themselves?
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MEL: And it was amazing to find that this mentality didn't rest only with the
Near East, but also the Far East
Buddha be praised
Mel
