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**RussellPG** · 03-18-2012, 09:39 AM

Lots of generalisations but otherwise some moments of acute observation... in the pursuit of a non baggage like 'Buddhism' and faulting existing structures and upholding itself, another glorious myth is born... 'Western Buddhism', 'Secular Buddhism'...

Reducing of the wisdom and realisation that the Buddha taught on... in exchange for what?
A proud and loud conceptual human yadayada, then giving it a royal seal with 'science' (the most abused word

these days after four letter ones) as its 'pope and papal edicts', 'this is what TRUE Buddhism iz', what turns out to be mere symtomatic reaction of 'projections' on others...

recreating the very dukkha that the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path has sought to free us from...
Another 50 years? I don't forsee anything different, just the same old ignorance rehashed and repackaged..

03-18-2012, 09:39 AM	#7
RussellPG Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	Lots of generalisations but otherwise some moments of acute observation... in the pursuit of a non baggage like 'Buddhism' and faulting existing structures and upholding itself, another glorious myth is born... 'Western Buddhism', 'Secular Buddhism'... Reducing of the wisdom and realisation that the Buddha taught on... in exchange for what? A proud and loud conceptual human yadayada, then giving it a royal seal with 'science' (the most abused word these days after four letter ones) as its 'pope and papal edicts', 'this is what TRUE Buddhism iz', what turns out to be mere symtomatic reaction of 'projections' on others... recreating the very dukkha that the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path has sought to free us from... Another 50 years? I don't forsee anything different, just the same old ignorance rehashed and repackaged..
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