I forgot to follow up on this.DGA wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:25 amMinobu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:53 pm
Also i did a five year intense stretch with a Rinpoche whom i am very fond of and very grateful to...
unfortunately i cannot even mention on this site what became of him...which i see nothing wrong with for i know the guy...some inter sect stuff...begins with S
I want to thank you for this post. Why?
For a long time I have read your posts and found them confusing. I couldn’t follow your thinking.
With this specific detail, I now have some context for your style of writing, your thinking, and the urgency with which you write.
So thank you.
I think it would be worthwhile to discuss the role of kami in Japanese Buddhist culture generally.
The reason why "S" is a problem is easy to explain. Beings like "S" present themselves as worthy of refuge, of presenting the best top-shelf final-answer Dharma, but in reality they are samsaric beings. Their followers are basically duped, and behave more or less like beings possessed. And their impact can be hard to predict for those who have a sympathetic relationship, so to speak.
"Toe to toe and face to face with the beast," as it is said:
I'm not sure how such beings are categorized in Japanese Buddhism, but I am confident that such beings are known in this context. That's why I brought up the kami.