Man in the Hole?

[Dojin]

Re: Man in the Hole?

well i must admit only one things comes to mind after watching this video and reading the comic strip Jundo mentioned.

i am amazed at how one tracked people are.
it is like a horse who has his eyes covered so he could not look to the sides.
people judge without understanding... i see it a lot in Israel which is in itself a religious country.

i have been told once that how could i believe in something with no god?! it was like i was crazy or something...
how could i explain whee we come from? how could i explain who made the world?
and many other stuff...
when i said that i dont know, and i dont really care because it has no real effect on my life they looked at me funny.
i told it doesnt matter if god exist or not, even if he doesnt it would make the Jewish religion any worse, since it is still a very wise and beautiful faith... well lets just say people didnt agree....

anyway, i remember a while back someone here asked what we should do if we see people whole could benefit from Buddhism.

well i still say the same thing... i look at things not the same way as someone who is a christian or follows Judaism or Islam.
the best i could do is try and help them in a jam and that's it... if i tell them my point of view on things its not a Buddhist view its just a human view ( even thought it is effected by my practice ).

[AlanLa]

Re: Man in the Hole?

The video made me think of the ox herding pictures, the version that ends with going back to the market. In this case it was going into the hole to get the man. So, forgetting the Cross imagery for a moment, maybe that last guy was a bodhisattva.

I must admit, tho, that my first thought was, "What, Buddhists, Muslims, etc. don't understand the concept of a ladder or know about rope? C'mon!!! Don't all religions offer their own brand of rope? Since when did christians get the rope monopoly? I could go on but won't, because I know it was just a characature.

[chicanobudista]

Re: Man in the Hole?

PS - I looked over at "Chick Publications" and found this, also quite interesting.

Chick Publications are something else.

Here is a re-mixed Chick Publication take on Goth music. :Warning: If you love Goth music and don't like cussing, DO NOT click on link. :mrgreen:

[Dainin]

Re: Man in the Hole?

Hey Greg,

Hell Keith,

Is this a Freudian slip or what? :wink:

Hey AlanLa,

The video made me think of the ox herding pictures, the version that ends with going back to the market. In this case it was going into the hole to get the man. So, forgetting the Cross imagery for a moment, maybe that last guy was a bodhisattva.

Interesting take. As the last guy is obviously Jesus (notice the stigmata), I do like to think of him as a bodhisattva.

Gassho,
Keith

[paige]

Re: Man in the Hole?

Setting aside the video's underlying "My God can kick your God's ass" (tm Yiddish rapper :shock: Socalled) message, I think there's a good lesson for me in there. In talking to people who are depressed or discouraged, I do tend to jump in with well-intentioned but unwelcome advice even before I've heard the person out. I found meditation very helpful for dealing with my own bouts of depression, so I started recommending it to everyone who told me that they were feeling depressed. This was not a very good strategy - they were looking for a sympathetic friend, not someone else to tell them what they should be doing.

I have to learn to be more careful to answer the question I am asked (even if the answer is "I don't know").