I've heard the Dali Lama...

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...claim he doesn't use a phone or a computer.
This was in the context of being 'unattached'.

You can damn well bet the staff he relies on does. His claim rang hollow to me bordering on charlatan.

Just sayin'.

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Buddhism and Atheism are not incompatible, to my way of thinking.

YMMV, of course.

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2. I posted here because...

...I didn't want to offend over there.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Im not offended, not at all. Just throwing that out there.

What I know about the Dalai Lama- admittedly not a ton- is he probably could laugh at himself about it, too.

He did have one quote about "God"- something to the effect of "God", or the concept thereof, is a small mystery. The great mystery is the self.

I would agree with that sentiment, and I'm about as much of an Atheist as there is.

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4. Like all of us...

...we've got these things called egos.
It's just when so-called "leaders" act like they are somehow past theirs I get a bit dismayed. Mostly for their followers who buy it.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Which is why bob dobbs says, "kill me, or twice your money back"

I hear you. the true gurus teach people to listen to themselves, instead of gurus.

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8. My "guru" told me years ago...

..."there will be no following".

"You kick people in their feelings and help them with their being."

"Be good and then feel good...in that order."

Among other profundities.

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12. Keep on Truckin'

[AlbertCat]

23. if the thunder doesnt get me, then the lightning will.

Well, the lightning comes first, and the thunder is just a sound. How is it supposed to "get" you?

[Warren DeMontague]

26. It's a metaphor, open to subjective interpretation.

But I take it to mean that there are certain basic, obvious inevitabilities to existence that we can't do anything about.

[AlbertCat]

27. It's a metaphor,

A bad one that looks like the author doesn't know what thunder and lightning are.

[Warren DeMontague]

28. You really want to argue about this?

I think Robert Hunter is one of the greatest poet/lyricists of the past century, but hey- your mileage may vary. Like licorice, as they say.

And yes, I understand what thunder and lightning are.

[onager]

17. "What is the sound of one hand clapping?"

A slap upside the head of anybody trying these derpities on me.

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18. Nice

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9. Great GIF OBTW!!

[Warren DeMontague]

11. ...

[Warpy]

19. Buddha was an atheist

who successfully fought all the gods and demons of his day by realizing they were creations of his own mind.

There's a lot of folk religion around some sects of Buddhism. Those are largely incompatible with atheism.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. I agree with your post 100%.

[AlbertCat]

22. Buddhism and Atheism are not incompatible,

Well, since the Buddha isn't a god (until some of his followers turned him into one)....

[Chiquitita]

5. do we have to trust your memory, or do you have a citation

to show he actually once made this claim? Seems made up to me, especially since he admits to noticing having attachments (to things like his wrist watch) and never claims to be a superior person. Anyway, Buddhist philosophy doesn't have anything against using computer technology. It's like a pen, just more sophisticated. Using technology doesn't mean you have "attachment" necessarily.

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7. He was asked

So there's that.

It was an interview on TV. It may have been 60 Minutes. It's been awhile sorry.
I remember how it struck me and my wife. We called bullshit right away.

He's a good guy.
I just can't abide with the whole "following" concept I guess.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. I hear you. It comes off as a bit pretentious.

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15. I'm famous for that

[Warren DeMontague]

16. Egads.

You're looking at a serial offender here, too.

[Warpy]

20. Yes, like the world leaders who never carry any money

They have staff for that.

[AlbertCat]

24. I hear Mother Teresa wore a cheap $1-something sari and walked to the Vatican to see the Pope.

Of course she didn't walk from Deli to Rome....

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25. Holy crap...

...NOOOOOO!

[Warren DeMontague]

29. Dont get me started on Mother Teresa.

The Dalai Lama may be guilty of pretentiousness, but she did real damage.