(February 4, 2012 at 2:12 pm)RW_9 Wrote:(February 4, 2012 at 1:56 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Its nothing more than mind games.
That was pretty much my point. I also agree that western Buddhists are far less obnoxious than many other religions, but that doesn't mean I have to respect it. It is generally insignificant and innocuous, so I don't mind just ignoring it. There are more important things to worry about.
But like I said, the fact that it's pretty much just mind games was my point. Similar to non-denominational christian worship, it's about wish thinking, placebo effects, and manipulation. Except Buddhism is far less vicious, in most cases.
well, if I was sitting out on the country spring feild afternoon sipping beers, maybe smoking a little somthin' somthin', and jammin some tunes on my accoustic, I would definitely prefer to do such with one of those western buddhist types as opposed to the typical southern baptist evangelical.
Im also glad that you put in "western" buddhist. There is a MAJOR difference between them and the traditional Eastern types. Western Buddhism I would be a bit hesitant to call "religious", but Eastern Buddhism I would very much refer to as religious. Western Buddhism is the one that I find to be much more attractive because it seems more of a "metaphysical lite beer" as opposed to the more traditionally mired eastern type.
Am I making sense here? LOL.
