The title says it all.
We get attached to labels, “internal, external,” “traditional, modern,” “pure, mixed,” and it’s all a distraction from reality.
When somebody clings to his preconceived notions too tightly he forms attachments.
If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him.
[QUOTE=SimonM;1130935]The title says it all.
We get attached to labels, “internal, external,” “traditional, modern,” “pure, mixed,” and it’s all a distraction from reality.
When somebody clings to his preconceived notions too tightly he forms attachments.
If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him.[/QUOTE]
How about I just wound him in the arm or leg?
That is not the path to enlightenment. 
[QUOTE=SimonM;1130935]The title says it all.
We get attached to labels, “internal, external,” “traditional, modern,” “pure, mixed,” and it’s all a distraction from reality.
When somebody clings to his preconceived notions too tightly he forms attachments.
If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him.[/QUOTE]
how many points is he worth? do u get double score if his shoes stay in the same place?
Best post in the world. Anybody realized what the founder of Buddhism is about? Check out all that “cut yourself and poke pins in your own face” rituals and you will know.. yeah, kill him, +50 points x2 during golden hours.
[QUOTE=CYMac;1130951]Best post in the world. Anybody realized what the founder of Buddhism is about? Check out all that “cut yourself and poke pins in your own face” rituals and you will know.. yeah, kill him, +50 points x2 during golden hours.[/QUOTE]
Comprehension fail.
50 Lashes!
I was just going to ignore him on this one. It was clear he didn’t understand.
[QUOTE=SimonM;1130945]That is not the path to enlightenment. [/QUOTE]
What about multiple kicks to the groin?
Aha! Now you know why Shaolin monks practise Iron Crotch!
[QUOTE=SimonM;1130966]Aha! Now you know why Shaolin monks practise Iron Crotch![/QUOTE]
How about giving the buddha some serious purple nipples?
You, sir, have beat me at my own irreverence game.
Bravo.
Slow clap.
[QUOTE=CYMac;1130951]Best post in the world. Anybody realized what the founder of Buddhism is about? Check out all that “cut yourself and poke pins in your own face” rituals and you will know.. yeah, kill him, +50 points x2 during golden hours.[/QUOTE]
don’t u have a an “exorcism” scheduled at Krispy Kreme?
Irreverence is good on occasion, for a philosophical life system often mistaken for a religion.
It helps to remind us not to get too attached to our own self-importance.
However to fundamentally mistake the middle path for the extremes of asceticism because of an incorrect attachment to nationalism is just silly.
Also, SR, you got me in a tiny spot of trouble with the wife! :eek:
I saw Buddha on the road, and HE killed ME!!!:eek:
[QUOTE=Scott R. Brown;1131131]I saw Buddha on the road, and HE killed ME!!!:eek:[/QUOTE]
Kill the petty self.
[QUOTE=Scott R. Brown;1131131]I saw Buddha on the road, and HE killed ME!!!:eek:[/QUOTE]
I always knew you were a Zombie.
[QUOTE=rett;1131166]
Kill the petty self.[/QUOTE]
If its a “self”, its petty!
[QUOTE=Xiao3 Meng4;1131167]I always knew you were a Zombie.[/QUOTE]
I thought you died! So I guess we are both ZOMBIES!!!:eek:
[QUOTE=Scott R. Brown;1131173]If its a “self”, its petty!
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Some are more petty than others. One step at a time.
[QUOTE=rett;1131166]
Kill the petty self.[/QUOTE]
Better yet, kill that which distinguishes a difference between petty and profound, between self and “no-self”…