I assume you don’t believe in Buddhism, but if you do it makes sense. The Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of an enlightened being. Its like if jesus would have come back all the time instead of just once for a few days. (It’s not exactly like that and I’m not Buddhist)
That’s really interesting. But ok I don’t want to insult anyone, but wasn’t Siddhartha Gautama only one of many many enlightened ones? And do you know if he didn’t endorse the entire bhavacakra or just the Bodhisattva?
Actually none of it was relevant to his actual words. All of the mythologizing came later. He pretty much summed it up as “What have I elucidated? The cause of suffering and it’s cessation, that’s all.” (to paraphrase). The main problem was he was from a culture with a boatload of nonsense that got grafted on to the teachings. Religious Buddhism is awash in Hindu/Vedic add ons.
To be clear, I am not a Buddhist, just a long time student of trying to figure out what the fuck is going on here. Closest thing to a philosophy that I follow is the Taoism of the Chuang Tzu which is basically the position of “it’s all a muddle and anyone who tries to tell you they know what’s going on is full of it, best to just be quiet.”
So why can they do that but I can’t believe I’m the second coming? Genuinely curious.
In Buddhism you do not reach some heightened sense of being through enlightenment. The whole point of enlightenment is to ascertain knowledge from those before, it cannot give you insight into the future. You can become one with the universe, but you may not dictate where it will flow.
He isn’t a reincarnation, he’s just some dude that can tap into enlightenment.
Mysticism to me kinda vanished when I started considering how complex the topics are and how difficult translation would be. Even meditation was mystical before I realized it’s just a dedicated time for you to talk to yourself. It’s basically a dialogue with an observer. You are all three. Which is funny that it fits into the Id, Ego, and Superego theory.
You can call it a cope but the writing is on the wall for them: the Dalai Lama either exists outside of China in the next generation or there is no next generation as the dictatorship exerts full control over them.
It’s over for them. Their temples have been torn down, their faith has become a political tool.
it’s cool that he can know these things
I assume you don’t believe in Buddhism, but if you do it makes sense. The Dalai Lama is the reincarnation of an enlightened being. Its like if jesus would have come back all the time instead of just once for a few days. (It’s not exactly like that and I’m not Buddhist)
If you actually read the words of the Buddha on reincarnation he was quite explicitly clear that he never endorsed the idea.
That’s really interesting. But ok I don’t want to insult anyone, but wasn’t Siddhartha Gautama only one of many many enlightened ones? And do you know if he didn’t endorse the entire bhavacakra or just the Bodhisattva?
Actually none of it was relevant to his actual words. All of the mythologizing came later. He pretty much summed it up as “What have I elucidated? The cause of suffering and it’s cessation, that’s all.” (to paraphrase). The main problem was he was from a culture with a boatload of nonsense that got grafted on to the teachings. Religious Buddhism is awash in Hindu/Vedic add ons.
To be clear, I am not a Buddhist, just a long time student of trying to figure out what the fuck is going on here. Closest thing to a philosophy that I follow is the Taoism of the Chuang Tzu which is basically the position of “it’s all a muddle and anyone who tries to tell you they know what’s going on is full of it, best to just be quiet.”
So why can they do that but I can’t believe I’m the second coming? Genuinely curious.
In Buddhism you do not reach some heightened sense of being through enlightenment. The whole point of enlightenment is to ascertain knowledge from those before, it cannot give you insight into the future. You can become one with the universe, but you may not dictate where it will flow.
He isn’t a reincarnation, he’s just some dude that can tap into enlightenment.
Mysticism to me kinda vanished when I started considering how complex the topics are and how difficult translation would be. Even meditation was mystical before I realized it’s just a dedicated time for you to talk to yourself. It’s basically a dialogue with an observer. You are all three. Which is funny that it fits into the Id, Ego, and Superego theory.
Actually, anyone can make up stuff as much as they like.
Yes, but it’s the fanbase that matters.
You can call it a cope but the writing is on the wall for them: the Dalai Lama either exists outside of China in the next generation or there is no next generation as the dictatorship exerts full control over them.
It’s over for them. Their temples have been torn down, their faith has become a political tool.