[Buddha-l] Buddhism in Israel

[Bhavana House]

Israel is a perception that brings up a lot of papanca...
Unfortunately, it is true that  "many Israeli youngsters never learned the 
difference
 between tourism and occupation.", and that is due to brutal conditioning. 
And yet, many others are attracted to the Path and benefit from the healing 
effect of the Buddha-Dhamma. You can find both species in Dharamsala.
Try this link: 
http://www.bhavanahouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=27
or google Bhavanahouse.org in Israel.

Metta,
Itamar

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Lusthaus" <vasubandhu at earthlink.net>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Buddhism in Israel


>> Well in that case they're not in Israel, which contradicts you first
>> proposition. Question of course is why would they be in Dharamsala if
>> they were Buddhists and popular in Israel? Maybe they're not Buddhist at
>> all, but just love to be in a place were everybody is everybody's friend
>> (allegedly).
>
> Erik, these complaints are so patently absurd they don't deserve an 
> answer.
> When Dutch Buddhists go to India they cease to be Dutch?
>
>
>> Israeli tourism in India has been a pain in the ass for
>> many years, because many Israeli youngsters never learned the difference
>> between tourism and occupation.
>
> Israeli tourists can be a pain in the ass. So can Japanese tourists (for
> different reasons). And mainland Chinese. Americans used to be called the
> "ugly" tourists (and not because of our delightful looks). And the reason
> for bringing this up is? Do you want to accuse them of "occupying"
> Dharamsala? Time to cleanse your mind (maybe you need a new mantra). That
> sort of blatant bigotry is unBuddhist.
>
> Dan
>
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