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Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:04 am
by guiseppe
Okthe thing i find tobe a paradox around culture and religion is the fact that it seems to devoid fromthe escence where the teacher seems to be excluded...it bacame tradition and religious and most practinoers seem tobe more cought upp in the cultural path then finding a path that leads them to enlightment...interesting note! Also i consider meny people outside of buddhism to sutch as Terrance Mcenna, enyways goodluck with whatever you are doing and reach your goal instead of pursuing the practices as the goal and be in compassion be in that you are!!!

Re: Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:24 am
by heart
guiseppe wrote:Okthe thing i find tobe a paradox around culture and religion is the fact that it seems to devoid fromthe escence where the teacher seems to be excluded...it bacame tradition and religious and most practinoers seem tobe more cought upp in the cultural path then finding a path that leads them to enlightment...interesting note! Also i consider meny people outside of buddhism to sutch as Terrance Mcenna, enyways goodluck with whatever you are doing and reach your goal instead of pursuing the practices as the goal and be in compassion be in that you are!!!
You know Terrance Mcenna died from a brain tumor at the age of 53?

/magnus

Re: Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:54 am
by Grigoris
Whereas you are not caught up in culture and are on the path of enlightenment? :shrug:

Re: Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:29 am
by oushi
guiseppe wrote:Okthe thing i find tobe a paradox around culture and religion is the fact that it seems to devoid fromthe escence
From this "essence" nothing can be devoid.
heart wrote:You know Terrance Mcenna died from a brain tumor at the age of 53?
What a great loss....

Re: Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:44 am
by muni
Whether our grasping mind is focussing and so rejecting or accepting this or that culture, or we deeply respect and trust those who have already realized what dual mind/discursive thought cannot grasp.

I think we can 'use' the curing tools from what is called traditions, culture without aversion/attachment since these are not the problem. Clinging is.

:namaste:

Re: Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:05 pm
by Roland
oushi wrote:
heart wrote:You know Terrance Mcenna died from a brain tumor at the age of 53?
What a great loss....
A great loss indeed. One of my favorite beings that ever lived.

Re: Cultural Buddhism vs what being a Bhudda is!

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:22 pm
by muni