Re: What Tibetan Buddhists don't want you know


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Peter Holmgren wrote:


We don't need armed peace forces to make peace. Think of it; "Armed
peace"! *lol*


Have you ever called the police?

No. Never had the need.



You better watch some news.


I do watch the news. What does it have to do with anything? Unless, of
course that the immidiate reaction makes you think, that armed forces
are
necsessary to achieve some state of peace. But the point is that we
practise not to react spontaneously upon what meet our senses. We
recieve
info through our senses. Then we reflect on the object. Then we
consider
what action could be taken, if any nescessary. If action is
nescessary,
we act with awareness and compassion.

"Armed peace"? It's like "forced peace"... It wont work. It only
creates
more suffering. You can't impose peace on anybody. People will
withdraw.
But you can make them a gift og friendliness, endless patience and
practise, to inspire them to change behavior.

I understand that it can be scary to look at the news, but it is a
problem in your mind, and that suffering within you, you should end
and
not pass on to your surroundings.

World Peace can be achieved!



Do you let your children do as they please?

Hmmm... usage of complex questions are not uncommonly used as
arguments....
However I'll answer this anyway. If you say that the buddhist practise is
"force", because there are rules, then you have not understood the
buddhist
practise.
If you say that upbringing is always based on force, because there are
rules
then you have not understood the difference between "force" and
"education".

I don't have children, but a child who does not understand why something
is
not constructive to do, will keep doing it. If you try force, the child
will
go against you. If you take your time with the child and explain, and
have
the child understand, then the child wont be doing those "bad" things.

Adults are a lot like children and behaves like children in many ways,
but
same principle allies. If the adult understands why a certain behaviour
is
not constructive, the adult will give up the behaviour. If you try to
force
something upon an adult, you will get suffering - no matter what it is
you
force and what your intentions are.

When I was a kid, one time I put down food for my dog, who had a
ravenous appetite, and then tried to pull him towards the bowl of food.
He backed away from it.

Peter, the world needs more like you!

I'm just one of many and we have the dhamma to thank for it. :o)


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