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I’m not *that* short!
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I’m Jodo Shu, but both Jodo and Shin descend from Honen, who was a Tendai priest before he left Mt. Hiei. Ichinen Sanzen is a Tendai teaching
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Dan Dan noodles over thanksgiving food anyday
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Democrats finally do what Trump talks about doing all the time
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If you ever see people “dedicate merits” of a Buddhist chanting, a prayer, a sutra reading, or even a prostration,
that is to get a result where more people have the opportunity to attain enlightenment.
Cultivating merits is always for the sake of others. Get lots of it, and we can all be happy!
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In Buddhism, there are four kinds of karma:
— unwholesome karma, created by bad deeds
— wholesome karma, created by good deeds
— neutral karma, created by both good and bad deeds
— merit, created by deeds dedicated to liberating sentient beings from samsara
Merit is the best karma one can do!
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She slept alooooone~
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That was an unfortunate read. It shows how important it is that we push back against statements of hate and bigotry disguised as dharma.
The karmic consequences of calling homosexuality a sin could be as small as insulting, or as the article illustrates, as heinous as killing.
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I think the rest of Buddhism agrees with your school on individuals creating karma.
Just in the English language, creating bad karma is translated as “sin”. The Sanskrit will be klesha, anantarya, etc.
Similar to how “enlightenment” is a translation of nirvana, despite it being a Christian term.
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Stealing creates bad karma for example. That is true and in the teachings. And everyone can do it.
If someone says being black is not a sin, and you reply “Yes and no. Stealing creates bad karma.”
That implies being black and stealing are related. A racist stereotype is that black people steal.
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Yes I’m familiar with Venerable Hsua’s works. He was actually a genius for his translations of the Avatamsaka Sutra, and I use CTTB’s translation. When it comes to homosexuality though…
Perhaps homophobes reached the dharma through him who wouldn’t otherwise. Different gates for different people.
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Would gay marriage be called Promiscuous Marriage in the Chinese language?
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You brought up promiscuity where it wasn’t even an issue.
I don’t think that’s accidental.
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Why is homosexuality a sin to you?
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In other words, homosexuality is not a sin in Buddhism.
Not “Yes and no”.
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This is one of those topics where your political views may not match completely the orthodox Buddhist view.
It happens. If you aren’t personally dealing with an abortion, maybe you don’t need to have a view, and should just have compassion for those who do need them!
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Some words from Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh on how Buddhists should view abortion:
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If this is the political content on that app, you could imagine the Buddhist content!
We are truly in mappō, the dharma-ending age
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Venerable Hsing Yun was a very dear teacher to me. His wisdom, patience, and above all, his compassion, inspires me in my Buddhist practice every day.
And it was his words of encouragement that solidified that this religion is one where I am accepted for who I am. 🏳️🌈 🌈
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“Tolerance is a form of generosity and it is a form of wisdom. There is nothing anywhere in the Dharma that should ever lead anyone to become intolerant. Our goal as Buddhists is to learn to accept all kinds of people and to help all kinds of people”
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“However, it will still take some time for the world to fully accept homosexuality. All of us must learn to tolerate the behavior of others. Just as we hope to expand our minds to include all of the universe, so we should also seek to expand our minds to include all”
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“People often ask me what I think about homosexuality. They wonder, is it right, is it wrong? The answer is, it is neither right nor wrong. It is just something that people do. If people are not harming each other, their private lives are their own business”
-Venerable Hsing Yun