Confessions of perpetual precept breaker

[Jundo]

Re: Confessions of perpetual precept breaker

Re excesses in Buddhism... oh, you know:

How it has been allowed to degenerate into a superstitious folk religion in many places (and the reasons for this are/is....?).

How certain celebrity Buddhists are worshipped as deities.

The burgeoning capitalization of Buddhism in the West, particularly in the USA, where its has been reduced to a 'spiritual commodity' much in the same way as certain christian movements portray themselves as providing salvation (or whatever) at the right price.

The continued presence, and indeed insistence on (in cases), irrelevant Eastern fetishism in Buddhism in the West (I will certainly avoid the use of the term Western Buddhism in this context)... and is there a reactionary Western Buddhist fetishism developing?

Regards,

Harry.

Oh, yes, I rather agree with all of that (as I think you know). Gassho, Jundo

[will]

Re: Confessions of perpetual precept breaker

irrelevant Eastern fetishism in Buddhism in the West (I will certainly avoid the use of the term Western Buddhism in this context)... and is there a reactionary Western Buddhist fetishism developing?

I take it your referring to the need to adopt a culture as apposed to the teachings? I don't know. Yet although Buddhism (really I'm talking about Zen here) does have an Eastern feel in the West, it is rather Westernized. I think a lot of the forms and clothing and things work. Like the Kesa or even the Kimono (That's proabably really comfortable.) Anyway, Buddhism's been in Asia how long? It's been in the West how long? I mean it will probably seminate in a different way eventually. Little old me doesn't really have a lot to say about that.

We have to kind of give some people a break I think. Well I will. I agree that if you take away all the Hocus Pocus you have what the Buddha was teaching. It's really such a practical thing. What you need is a mat, and a cushion. The only reason I can see for these things happening is misunderstanding the teachings. Really if you practice you'll see that the Dalai Lama is really well...I'll stop there. He seems like a good guy and helping a lot of people.

And what would a anti marketing campaign look like?


G,W

[Gregor]

Re: Confessions of perpetual precept breaker

Jundo you exposed me thanks a lot, I guess I'll have to stop offing people. It was fun while it lasted.

[Ankai]

Re: Confessions of perpetual precept breaker

Jundo you exposed me thanks a lot,

Yeah! Normally, Gregor prefers to expose himself!
(Wait... did that come out wrong?)