Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Scripture & Doctrine-2

I could be wrong; but, it seems to me that Buddhism is all about separating oneself from the immediacy of every day life and, that, to me is schizophenic.
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You couldn't be more wrong. The objective is not to separate oneself. The objective is to not allow things like rude drivers on the throughway, or the foolishness of some individuals to cause one to behave badly. The objective is to learn how to control and utilize ones emotions and thoughts for constructive purposes.
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And one of the reasons for following this objective is so that one can be more aware both of the needs of others and what can be done, both pragmatically and spiritually, to help them.
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As one of my son's friendn so crudely but eloquently put it, you don't have to eat vomit to know what it is. You don't have to wallow in the dirt of political corruption, or moral decay, to see what is wrong and be moved to change things.
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And change must *always* begin with oneself. If I am not following the path, I cannot help anyone else find ir or even begin to walk it.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle