tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post8401736872341683094..comments2023-08-16T04:43:36.727-04:00Comments on Buddhism Sucks: Where Have I Been???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-47277772975733520682012-05-24T22:21:22.577-04:002012-05-24T22:21:22.577-04:00Dear John,
I've meditated quite a bit and fou...Dear John,<br /><br />I've meditated quite a bit and found nothing other than a little reduction in anxiety.<br /><br />Personally I think Buddhism is bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-53088564157196182192010-11-22T18:21:25.960-05:002010-11-22T18:21:25.960-05:00Thanx John, you are on my blog roll. It has a rol...Thanx John, you are on my blog roll. It has a roll-over describing your blog. Hope you like it. Thanks for the mention!Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-45322516504327237702010-11-19T15:08:18.798-05:002010-11-19T15:08:18.798-05:00I'm sorry, not to cast to dark a shadow on you...I'm sorry, not to cast to dark a shadow on your blog (it seems like a fun way to connect and blow off steam)-- but your comments on Buddhism, emptiness, and "nothingness" sounds more like nihlism than Buddhism. That's all very cute if you are into Nietzsche, but as far as Buddhist practice and philosophy goes, nihlism, just as in eternalism, is an untenable point of view.<br /><br />I agree that mass-maketed Buddhist stuff can be found in everyday life these days... images of "enlightenment" and "Buddhism" are used to market consumer products, and that's actually kinda icky. Even sincerely practicing Buddhists can get caught up in buying fancy things instead of trying to just open their hearts and minds. But it's also easy to forget that we all live in samsara-- just because we are Buddhist, doesn't mean we are enlightened.<br /><br />You keep mentioning head-shaving and celibacy, as if those are the keys to attaining enlightenment. That's a sweetly naiive view of Buddhism, sort of like saying the fat laughing dude at the Chinese restaurant is the historical Buddha (he isn't). There are plenty of non-celibate non-monastic practicioners who attained full enlightenment (take Vimalakirti, or Padmasambhava...). So while it's perhaps useful to a degree to feel upset that one's non-monastic non-celibate life doesn't "jive" with the lives of some living Masters (such as the Dalai Lama or the Karmapa), that doesn't mean it doesn't "jive" with Buddhist practice or enlightenment.<br /><br />Last, and this might sound a little harsh... but if you life is so busy/stressful/hectic that you can't meditate or pratice, when did you expect to practice? When life gets easy/simple/peaceful? You'll never ever practice at that rate. This is precisely when you SHOULD go to the cushion, not run from it. If you claim to write or speak from some level of wisdom or authority on what is or is not authentic practice (which your blog claims to do), you should at least DO the practice... othwerise you are just as superficial and full of shit as the guy who markets your cola or your designer jeans with a picture of the Buddha.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11245813245498298552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-68141859410940161622010-11-19T12:31:18.015-05:002010-11-19T12:31:18.015-05:00Would you guys add me to your blogrolls? I'm ...Would you guys add me to your blogrolls? I'm gonna try and keep this thing updated!John Christopher Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03862630822677883094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-53392250266074481232010-11-19T12:29:08.137-05:002010-11-19T12:29:08.137-05:00Sabio... I really like your blog. I'm adding ...Sabio... I really like your blog. I'm adding you to my blogroll..John Christopher Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03862630822677883094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-4313240080487525042010-11-19T02:25:33.136-05:002010-11-19T02:25:33.136-05:00Will be interesting to read another long post from...Will be interesting to read another long post from you -- congrats on the marriage -- all the luck in the world to you both --- and regarding Barry Graham, may I direct your attention here?<br />http://www.thegrahamscam.com/members/node/22Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322577638346754370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1595140550666413900.post-89301921955430251372010-11-18T19:46:31.468-05:002010-11-18T19:46:31.468-05:00That was fun. Good to have you back mate!
BTW, ...That was fun. Good to have you back mate! <br />BTW, you are going to piss off readers by bragging about sex with your "new" wife. [sounds like you have had several]<br />Such boasting will only result in <a href="http://triangulations.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/inviting-schadenfreude/" rel="nofollow">SchadenFreude</a> later (as my post says).Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.com