[Buddha-l] What's wrong with a little Dharma?

[Steven Rhodes]

Dear Bernie,

With regard to your epigram:

> Mahamudra does not dice up reality
> with the knife of logic. -- KKR 

Who is "KKR"?

Steven Rhodes


Bernie Simon wrote:

>
> On Aug 30, 2005, at 2:00 PM, buddha-l-request at mailman.swcp.com wrote:
>
>> The discussions of Buddhist sins are no doubt a healthy antidote to a
>> naively romantic fantasy that Buddhists, unlike others, somehow managed
>> to live up to their own lofty ideals. At the same time, such discussions
>> are feeding material to various people who are eager to discredit
>> Buddhism (and other "oriental" religions) at every turn. Indeed, in some
>> quarters the "orientals" (Hindus, Buddhists, yoga practitioners, Reiki
>> practitioners etc) have replaced the Jews (or perhaps just joined them)
>> as a favorite target and example of people turning against God and
>> Christ.
>
>
> The situation is no worse than the past. In fact it's probably better, 
> mostly thanks to the public's positive opinion of the Dalai Lama. I 
> remember when I was in the hospital with appendicitis. I had declared 
> myself a Buddhist on check in and the Baptist minister who came in to 
> minister to my room mate gave me the strangest look, half way between 
> revulsion and incomprehension.  And there was the time a Christian 
> minister from New Zealand tried to proselytize me. I told him I was 
> Buddhist and he said, yes we have them in New Zealand too, but they're 
> quieter than the Buddhists here. They don't bother people in airports. 
> Obviously he was confusing Buddhists and Vaishnavas.
>
> The Christians who would attack other religions only discredit 
> themselves, as surveys show that even their own congregations don't 
> support "extra ecclesiam nulla salus." I think we're seeing the high 
> water mark of evangelical outpokeness and the tide will recede soon.
>
> ----
> Mahamudra does not dice up reality
> with the knife of logic. -- KKR
>
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