tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333563966423440746.post5726258170474083888..comments2022-07-11T12:26:08.674+00:00Comments on BRITISH BUDDHISM: Problems and Controversies: The NKT, Self Hatred and the Two Levels of TruthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333563966423440746.post-34254358289881346302014-12-20T14:59:40.266+00:002014-12-20T14:59:40.266+00:00Strange, this article actually says the NKT arent ...Strange, this article actually says the NKT arent too blame! I suppose youre so used to being attacked, an attacking response has become second nature-dont give up the sit, theres still time for it to work<br />A very revealing response however, which basically amounts to, "We've got loads of recruits so what does it matter if a few people get damaged on the way" Think long and hard whether that is really cool or not please. In particular, if the damaged victims were your child or you. Not very nice is it? Everybody matters, every last one. Thats why your bodhisattva vows state that to abandon love EVEN FOR A SINGLE BEING destroys your bodhisattva vows. And that, I am afraid, is exactly what you appear to have done with your defensive response.<br />Praying for you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333563966423440746.post-44619997364888490262014-12-20T13:37:41.332+00:002014-12-20T13:37:41.332+00:00It makes little sense to me to make sweeping gener...It makes little sense to me to make sweeping generalizations for the NKT because amongst its tens of thousands of members there are many different experiences. For every person who experiences guilt and self-hatred, there are many more who do not.Lucy Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466183568175662509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333563966423440746.post-68719232399258007702013-01-31T20:21:20.047+00:002013-01-31T20:21:20.047+00:00The similarity is because the geography.cosmology ...The similarity is because the geography.cosmology and master plan of Catholicism and beginners level Buddhism are the same Be good and you dont go to hell Maybe this is why the DL discourages converts from Christianity, telling them theyll only get more of the same so theres no point-Weve got the Buddhas higher teaching which transcends this theistic nightmare of fire and eternal damnationConstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915813002790646443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333563966423440746.post-48773114911867055912013-01-31T19:33:10.883+00:002013-01-31T19:33:10.883+00:00It is strange you mention a similarity with Cathol...It is strange you mention a similarity with Catholicism because this has struck me a few times while in the NKT,that it all started to feel like Christian like guilt rather than a new modern Buddhism, we were simply using are western Christian tendencies to colour our Dharma practise and to make matters worse this was not corrected by so called experienced teachers, why? Because we all made the same mistake. Can a novice with little dharma experience be blamed when it was guidance we needed? So much focus in the NKT was put into building the empire and spreading t he teachings that no one checked if the senior teachers had correct under s standing let alone novices so yes in answer I'm happy to laymost of the blame at GKG s feet.Mummy Fleadlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446290374842053854noreply@blogger.com