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Originally Posted by Uplift  I won't accept any view that promotes suffering, no matter how well it is packaged and presented, no matter who the presenter. I am sorry if that offends you. |
Did Buddha
not accept suffering? I'll admit I haven't studied buddhism extensively, but in my understanding one of the key points is the acceptance of suffering. This is the
First Noble Truth. Acceptance as the understanding that suffering is part of life, and that we don't need to react to it, and that there are ways to cure it.
I assume you meant 'accept' as in not doing anything to try to end it. But I'm quite sure Buddha
didn't say, "reject everything and everyone which you believe promotes suffering, without attempting to understand it or them." That
is however, the way of fundamentalist extremists throughout time. Vehemently rejecting without question all they don't agree with.
Your view doesn't offend me, but it does sadden me.
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Originally Posted by Kiba It is a myth that people around that time believe the world was flat. Most people believe the world was round. |
Ahhh, I see. Thank you for pointing that out!
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Originally Posted by wolfgang Why such a division of A / B? |
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Originally Posted by wolfgang It was probably a form of compassion, no doubt, instead of running around going nuts about how terrible things are which would have clouded his vibe and brought him out of alignment. What did he mean by "forgive them, they know not what they've done"? I hope that wasn't translated to death and we don't have the real meaning but that sounds like a very non-judgemental statement as well as accepting which allowed some sort of detachment and kept his vibe up. And also if everyone had that attitude maybe there'd be peace on earth, ha? |
Exactly. He accepted that suffering exists but didn't allow it to interfere with his mission.