tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post4002739929317612675..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Buddhist Army Chaplain - A contradiction of terms?Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-38755000592457869392014-02-09T17:56:24.850-08:002014-02-09T17:56:24.850-08:00OMG rickybc-U r a bodhisttva?? HA HA don't mak...OMG rickybc-U r a bodhisttva?? HA HA don't make me laugh. U r obviously very confused. Try reading a little more Buddhist text, or better yet visit a temple and talk to a few monks. Try meditating. FACT-There are no bodhisattva's in any military-these things are totally incompatible. If u cannot understand this it is a shame.surfinmusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895575360510318824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-28936274870655766942014-02-09T17:46:40.887-08:002014-02-09T17:46:40.887-08:00You have all missed the basic themes in Buddhism....You have all missed the basic themes in Buddhism. You still maintain a concept of an external god in the christian-catholic sense. This is incompatible with Buddhism. There is no god or "gods team" in Buddhism. You are merely selecting pieces of the teachings to justify your present actions and relieve your responsibility in your actions, instead of changing your actions-which takes surfinmusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895575360510318824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-71575929438102185552012-12-25T18:14:08.513-08:002012-12-25T18:14:08.513-08:00Bravo!! One of my favorite essays from you, brothe...Bravo!! One of my favorite essays from you, brother. I like the idea of a Buddhist chaplain being a bodhisattva healing minds in a violent system. <br /><br />Such people go where the need is greatest. Just as Buddha administered to all beings regardless of their profession. Hence, the story of Angulimala, the killer. <br /><br />As you say, people like Chaplain Dyer are well-placed to influence They call him James Urehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171585857015973860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-24659369029412615592011-01-05T08:23:57.422-08:002011-01-05T08:23:57.422-08:00i too am a Buddhist and joining the navy. iv asked...i too am a Buddhist and joining the navy. iv asked my self if it is a "contradiction" to do such and my answer to myself was that Buddhism is about being the best you can be "a spiritual warrior".<br />in the military they want you to be sharp likewise for Buddhist.they have 3 types of Buddhas the 3rd being, you as yourself in the future, as you wish to be."my Buddha"rickybchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476966293077533736noreply@blogger.com