Someone should tell these people Buddha never existed

[Vincenzo Vinny G.]

Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West

WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on the West.

Speaking in front of a nondescript altar surrounded by candles, burning sticks of incense, and a small golden statue of the Buddha, Rinpoche did not specify when or where an assault of profound inner stillness would occur, but stated in no uncertain terms that the fundamentalist Buddhist cell plans to target all Western suffering.

“In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West,” said Rinpoche, adding that all enemies of a freely flowing, unfettered state of mind will be “besieged with pure, everlasting happiness.” “No city will be spared from spiritual harmony. We will bring about the end to all Western pain and anxiety, to all destructive cravings, to all greed, delusion, and misplaced desire. Indeed, we will bring the entire United States to its knees in deep meditation.”

“Wisdom and virtue to America!” continued Rinpoche. “Wisdom and virtue to all living things on earth!”

According to reports, Rinpoche stressed throughout his address that Kammaṭṭhāna soldiers would continue waging a tireless holy war on Western feelings of emptiness and negativity for as long as necessary, noting that “a jug fills drop by drop” and that “it is better to travel well than to arrive.”

The extremist leader specifically criticized the United States for its “blatant disregard of karmic balance within the universe” and ominously claimed that Americans will “one day soon” experience the highest form of metaphysical equilibrium through a union of both body and mind. Rinpoche also said all Western nations would “pay a heavy price in negative thinking and self-doubt” if they do not immediately engage in serious introspection and true spiritual liberation.

Sources confirmed the video then featured an uninterrupted 19-minute clip of water quietly flowing between rocks in a small forest creek.

Source

[CapnAwesome]

Okay? You do realize that 'those people' don't exist, as it's an onion article.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

Okay? You do realize that 'those people' don't exist, as it's an onion article.

I think Vinny is a character in the Onion universe so he can't tell.

[Captain Colostomy]

I don't think Buddhists give a shit if there was a historical Buddha anyhow. He wasn't a Jesus type character.

The 'story' quoted above is actually quite plausible sounding.

[MindForgedManacle]

Guys, he's posting a satirical article. He doesn't indicate he's taking it seriously. o.o

[Anomalocaris]

Guys, he's posting a satirical article. He doesn't indicate he's taking it seriously. o.o

He takes himself way too seriously to expect whatever junk he posts won't be taken seriously.

[Brian37]

Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West

WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave of peace and tranquility on the West.

Speaking in front of a nondescript altar surrounded by candles, burning sticks of incense, and a small golden statue of the Buddha, Rinpoche did not specify when or where an assault of profound inner stillness would occur, but stated in no uncertain terms that the fundamentalist Buddhist cell plans to target all Western suffering.

“In the name of the Great Teacher, we will stop at nothing to unleash a firestorm of empathy, compassion, and true selflessness upon the West,” said Rinpoche, adding that all enemies of a freely flowing, unfettered state of mind will be “besieged with pure, everlasting happiness.” “No city will be spared from spiritual harmony. We will bring about the end to all Western pain and anxiety, to all destructive cravings, to all greed, delusion, and misplaced desire. Indeed, we will bring the entire United States to its knees in deep meditation.”

“Wisdom and virtue to America!” continued Rinpoche. “Wisdom and virtue to all living things on earth!”

According to reports, Rinpoche stressed throughout his address that Kammaṭṭhāna soldiers would continue waging a tireless holy war on Western feelings of emptiness and negativity for as long as necessary, noting that “a jug fills drop by drop” and that “it is better to travel well than to arrive.”

The extremist leader specifically criticized the United States for its “blatant disregard of karmic balance within the universe” and ominously claimed that Americans will “one day soon” experience the highest form of metaphysical equilibrium through a union of both body and mind. Rinpoche also said all Western nations would “pay a heavy price in negative thinking and self-doubt” if they do not immediately engage in serious introspection and true spiritual liberation.

Sources confirmed the video then featured an uninterrupted 19-minute clip of water quietly flowing between rocks in a small forest creek.

Source

ETTTTTT,

Sorry, but Buddhism is not violence free. The orient has many different countries all full of Buddhists that have had histories of conflict and has its zealots too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence

Religion does not make a society violent free, our evolutionary compassion can make an INDIVIDUAL empathetic. Our species cannot always avoid violence, but it is not religion that stops it, it is our ability to be compassionate.

[MindForgedManacle]

Guys, he's posting a satirical article. He doesn't indicate he's taking it seriously. o.o

He takes himself way too seriously to expect whatever junk he posts won't be taken seriously.

Even when he's posting an article from The Onion?! o.o

[genkaus]

Bring it on. The stalwart Republicans of US have been resisting wisdom and virtue for years.

[Brian37]

He takes himself way too seriously to expect whatever junk he posts won't be taken seriously.

Even when he's posting an article from The Onion?! o.o

I knew it was from the onion, that is not the point. The point is that people, DO think their religion(not just Buddhists) but DO think their label invented morality and have the cure all that will bring peace to the world.

It may be funny, but that doesn't change that people ignore facts. I didn't post the facts for people who know it is fake.

I posted it for all religions, not just fans of Buddhism.

I'd seriously recommend to those who have not, including theists, to read Victor Stinger's "The New Atheism", and "The God Delusion" Richard Dawkins for starters.

Fine to be humorous about it, but it should be used as a teachable moment as well.