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Hmmm. Interesting...nt SidDithers Mar 2013 #1
Is this what we are doing now? Should I go out and find some insulting article about liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #2
Buddhist do not have a Deity upaloopa Mar 2013 #82
Most Buddhist do worship Gods FreeState Mar 2013 #85
Religion facts is wrong. TM99 Mar 2013 #97
there is no pure buddhism polluted by other traditions such as you imagine. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #120
You and I have gotten into such debates in the past. TM99 Mar 2013 #152
= 'yes, there are gods, but they're different.' 'medicine buddha' = lol. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #173
You obviously are lacking in TM99 Mar 2013 #182
Buddhism doesn't have a creator god because it doesn't have a creation. So what? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #183
All you have left is TM99 Mar 2013 #186
lol. you know nothing about me. i don't think anything like 'all buddhists are sweetness and light' HiPointDem Mar 2013 #194
VERY confusing article. They are not considered "gods" jazzimov Mar 2013 #170
'not god' is a label. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #195
That wouldn't be hard, but you can be sure the DU atheists will beat Cleita Mar 2013 #88
But, Buddhism isn't a "religion". jazzimov Mar 2013 #175
Agree, another thread Into the trash Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #168
Interesting story and website. The links go some of my favorite subjects. Thanks. freshwest Mar 2013 #3
Budhists never hate anyone. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #4
Indeed. Mika Mar 2013 #9
"Budhists never hate anyone" - How about some recent history Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #62
I didn't know Mao spoke in incoherent fragments. JVS Mar 2013 #65
If you don't try to live by Buddhist principals you are not a Buddhist upaloopa Mar 2013 #81
Well then most of the historic tibetan buddhist leadership weren't buddhists. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #191
The Dalai Lama is from the Mahayana tradition. BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #83
The Dalai Lama is Vajrayana not Mahayana n/t FreeState Mar 2013 #89
He is from the Gelukpa tradition (yellow hats) BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #90
But most modern thinking separates Vajrayana from Mahayana because of Lamaism FreeState Mar 2013 #93
Again, this is incorrect. TM99 Mar 2013 #98
Thanks for the book FreeState Mar 2013 #180
You are very welcome. TM99 Mar 2013 #181
... BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #196
Lamaism FreeState Mar 2013 #197
There's a difference between "never" and "shouldn't"... Bradical79 Mar 2013 #66
baloney. buddhism has been just as militaristic as christianity in its long history. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #68
You might want to read up on the history of Sri Lanka and the role of Buddhist monks RFKHumphreyObama Mar 2013 #155
So the first link you posted is 13 years old... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #5
I noticed that it wasn't a one time thing too. Here he is with EVIL personified. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #7
Maybe I'm not getting your point... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #8
I'm Rec'cing your post Hekate Mar 2013 #17
I'm Rec'cing your post too. (2) Melinda Mar 2013 #35
did jesus take money from them? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #69
Did Jesus have a 2nd job? magical thyme Mar 2013 #74
Yes, I'm sure jesus was a covert agent of pharoah. But actually, I don't give a damn about HiPointDem Mar 2013 #87
not sure what you mean by magical thyme Mar 2013 #92
Special category of religion? kwassa Mar 2013 #142
You're casting a lot of stones... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #80
An exiled head of state taking money directly from the CIA is not comparable to HiPointDem Mar 2013 #84
in this country, people use their wages magical thyme Mar 2013 #114
The Dalai Lama took money directly from the CIA. Your attempt at apologetics is completely HiPointDem Mar 2013 #116
What is wrong with the Dalai Lama taking money from the CIA? kwassa Mar 2013 #143
not 'wrong'. but not in accordance with the notion of an ethereal holy man whose only HiPointDem Mar 2013 #147
The Dalai Lama had no role in the resistance movement, not that there would be anything wrong kwassa Mar 2013 #158
the dalai lama was the *head* of the overseas resistance. i don't expect the HiPointDem Mar 2013 #176
Up until very recently he was the head of the country of Tibet BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #199
'very recently' = 50 years ago HiPointDem Mar 2013 #201
You're giving mcCain way too much credit. He's GRUMPINESS personified. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #102
what a weak-assed point BuddhaGirl Mar 2013 #169
I gotta be honest all the back and forth hatred over religion or lack of is getting old Arcanetrance Mar 2013 #6
Here he is meeting with Jörg Haider Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #10
You're wasting your time Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #11
So? There's a pic of him meeting someone. The Dalai Lama isn't at a Nazi meeting Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #12
So here's a pic of Obama practically nuzzling a war criminal… Jackpine Radical Mar 2013 #31
LOL! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #94
"George... Why do you smell like hot dog water?" Scootaloo Mar 2013 #103
LOL! Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #161
how about his cia funding? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #70
As someone who opposes his politics, I have a few questions about what you're saying. JVS Mar 2013 #13
nice try. but thank you for the interesting reading. a couple choice quotes: magical thyme Mar 2013 #14
I'm Rec'cing your post, too Hekate Mar 2013 #18
too bad there is no 'forgiveness' for the people pinochet *murdered* en masse. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #134
That and a $1.95 might buy you a cup of coffee. kwassa Mar 2013 #144
better than dying nameless and supposedly 'guilty' while pinochet dies a multimillionaire. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #146
and what does this have to do with the Dalai Lama? kwassa Mar 2013 #148
"forgive pinochet, says dalai lama" = part of the OP. any other obvious questions you need HiPointDem Mar 2013 #149
Forgiveness does not mean absolving of guilt or the need for justice magical thyme Mar 2013 #153
i don't forgive mass murderers, especially those posing as leaders & looking to rehabilitate HiPointDem Mar 2013 #154
if you spend your time stewing in anger and hatred for them magical thyme Mar 2013 #165
I question why the dalai lama wasted his time making such a statement, as HiPointDem Mar 2013 #166
you would need to ask the Dalai Lama that magical thyme Mar 2013 #167
you're spending a lot of time defending the dalai lama, though. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #172
Miguel Serrano - Creator of Esoteric Hitlerism/ and head of chile Nazi party Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #15
So... Nation of Islam for white people? n/t Scootaloo Mar 2013 #104
Whoa, this is better than SciFi channel. Could you post the link since it got cut off?? freshwest Mar 2013 #159
Do you really think going after the Dalai Lama is a useful thing to do? bemildred Mar 2013 #16
I don't know about useful, but one would think that going after a deposed theocrat wouldn't even... JVS Mar 2013 #20
Yeah, exactly, why are we worrying about this? bemildred Mar 2013 #22
What's legitimate about him? JVS Mar 2013 #25
You got me. bemildred Mar 2013 #29
Was he ever legitimate? Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #28
I'm not saying he is legitimate, I'm asking why do you care? bemildred Mar 2013 #32
Andy Devine was a divine actor. aquart Mar 2013 #79
I just realized, I've read Harrer's book, it was quite interesting. bemildred Mar 2013 #27
Heinrich Harrer bemildred Mar 2013 #37
"a deposed theocrat?" Buddhism does not have a deity magical thyme Mar 2013 #67
why do masters take money from the CIA? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #71
you would need to ask them magical thyme Mar 2013 #73
it's not just sects. it's all manner of supernatural beings and supernatural realms, all of HiPointDem Mar 2013 #76
the devas are not Gods in the sense that other religions have gods magical thyme Mar 2013 #91
Yes, correct! TM99 Mar 2013 #99
So, hairsplitting about Buddhist doctrine aside, what do we call that form of government? JVS Mar 2013 #101
Golly, it is not hairsplitting TM99 Mar 2013 #105
It's not misinformation. Should I have called him a deposed feudal lord? Is that better? JVS Mar 2013 #107
Yes, still misinformation, and no TM99 Mar 2013 #110
I'm going with theocrat until you let me know what a more accurate term is. JVS Mar 2013 #111
As you wish. TM99 Mar 2013 #113
"by groups adopting a combination of the two philosophies" = all (including the beliefs & HiPointDem Mar 2013 #117
in your interpretation of 'the philosophy overall'. but your interpretation is not 'the philosophy HiPointDem Mar 2013 #125
Theocracy is commonly used to mean a state ruled by a religious leader or hierarchy. Ergo, the HiPointDem Mar 2013 #187
Now they're going to lecture you on how Buddhism isn't a religion. JVS Mar 2013 #188
no, it's a 'philosophy.' and wealthy western atheistic buddhists personally taught by the dalai HiPointDem Mar 2013 #193
Interesting. What is your definition of "theocrat" jazzimov Mar 2013 #179
your knowledge is limited, apparently. theocracy is commonly used to describe governments run HiPointDem Mar 2013 #190
How many Nazi's must one hang out with...before one is guilty? Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #21
Your premise is wrong. bemildred Mar 2013 #24
Isn't that called "guilt by association" jazzimov Mar 2013 #42
Why yes, it is. I believe I mentioned that up above too. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #43
Yep, and there is a reason the guilt by association fallacy is listed as one of the more stevenleser Mar 2013 #72
the reason it's common is that in real life, it's so often not fallacious. My neighbor has a lot of HiPointDem Mar 2013 #203
The Nazis were as busy as the global corporations of today. If a person has ever gone to a school freshwest Mar 2013 #160
Heinrich Harrer - SS Officer Mentor to the young Dalai Lama, taught him to speak english Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #19
Was Harrer involved with the Ahnenerbe? JVS Mar 2013 #23
Never heard of Ahnenerbe Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #33
Obviously, you don't know what the word "mentor" means. jazzimov Mar 2013 #38
great reply AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #100
Thank you, Ms. Asahini! jazzimov Mar 2013 #171
(cough) Robb Mar 2013 #26
Hmm. Quite interesting, now that you mention it. MH1 Mar 2013 #34
Yup. That's what I was thinking in reply #1... SidDithers Mar 2013 #45
LOL. By their hatred we shall know them. FSogol Mar 2013 #121
FFS. Obama bashing to commence in 4... 3... 2... 1... freshwest Mar 2013 #163
ZOMG! Not again. And here I thought I was getting some primo science fiction. freshwest Mar 2013 #162
Yeah, he's a huckster. Deep13 Mar 2013 #30
Why do you think he's a "huckster"? jazzimov Mar 2013 #40
So when the money he received from the CIA in the 1960s dried up... Deep13 Mar 2013 #95
You seriously want to compare him to TV Evangelists? jazzimov Mar 2013 #174
99% of religious leaders live off their followers. That's fundamental. And just because someone HiPointDem Mar 2013 #185
Forgiving someone doesn't mean allowing them to escape consequences Warpy Mar 2013 #36
I rode in a dressage clinic with a former Nazi from the German military magical thyme Mar 2013 #39
Dalai Lama: I love George W. Bush Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #41
Sometimes, emphasis is everything. jazzimov Mar 2013 #44
The Dalai Lama and the War in Iraq, in his own words. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #126
who knew Bush the Dumber would paint cute dog pictures BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #202
To the trash, your post goes.... Firebrand Gary Mar 2013 #46
Haters gonna hate, I guess. flvegan Mar 2013 #47
You know who else loved people ...? Denzil_DC Mar 2013 #48
Alferd Packer? Robb Mar 2013 #49
I'd skip the all-day breakfast n/t Denzil_DC Mar 2013 #50
No picture of him with that Nazi pope Ratwhateverhisname? 2 for 1 photo op if you can find it. lunasun Mar 2013 #51
I would love to live as a universally adored and astronomically wealthy ascetic Orrex Mar 2013 #52
It is funny to read that forgiveness is a bad thing Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #53
It is so sad the amount of hatred & misinformation in this thread. TM99 Mar 2013 #54
There is nothing post modern about exposing a TOOL of the CIA, Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #55
Keep trying... SidDithers Mar 2013 #56
Conspiracy Theorists like yourself TM99 Mar 2013 #58
1.7 million a year = a piddly sum? in the 60s the population of tibet was about 1.3 million. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #75
What is the population of the United States? TM99 Mar 2013 #96
Tibet's economy is subsistence agriculture, and the Dalia lama was in exile. So your comparison HiPointDem Mar 2013 #115
Again, you are arguing straw men. TM99 Mar 2013 #151
you have no idea what kind of person he is. you see his public face, and that's all. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #184
Again, you did not read the words given to you. TM99 Mar 2013 #189
how much does it cost to be taught by the Dalai lama, 'intimately'? inquiring minds want to know. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #192
I would say a right wing tool of China magical thyme Mar 2013 #57
I note that you don't appear to attempt to address the post you reply to. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2013 #60
Hardly. TM99 Mar 2013 #64
One's take on the politics of the situation are irrelevant to the fact that the Dalai Lama HiPointDem Mar 2013 #123
I did not state otherwise. TM99 Mar 2013 #150
Trash thread and probably block poster as well. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #59
You Better Believe it! FSogol Mar 2013 #122
Thin ice. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #124
somewhere datasuspect Mar 2013 #61
Oh, God, Not This Crap Again. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #63
I miss UNREC zappaman Mar 2013 #77
Agreed. Bring back the unrec! n/t FSogol Mar 2013 #119
guilt by association? upaloopa Mar 2013 #78
forgivness janlyn Mar 2013 #86
Haters have to hate. elleng Mar 2013 #106
I wish AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #108
Thanks, Kimi. elleng Mar 2013 #109
Yes, and in the spirit of the Dalai Lama, jazzimov Mar 2013 #177
This is one of the most hilarious threads I have read on DU... defacto7 Mar 2013 #112
It was the UFO part that sucked me in. I love that stuff. Don't believe it, but dayum! freshwest Mar 2013 #164
Heinrich Harrer was a mountain climber who only joined the Nazi party in able to be chosen to go on FSogol Mar 2013 #118
he joined the SS the day after the anschluss began, so i doubt it. he was already famous HiPointDem Mar 2013 #127
Yeah, a famous climber who was left off of German expeditions because he wasn't in the party. FSogol Mar 2013 #128
1. He was austrian. 2. He was on the 1935/6 austrian olympic skiing team. 3. The anschluss HiPointDem Mar 2013 #129
Wow, he wanted to ski and climb. How evil can you get! FSogol Mar 2013 #130
and worked for the CIA post-war. no doubt for the chance to ski & climb. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #131
Didn't Harrer die about 5 years ago? What is the point of this? FSogol Mar 2013 #132
I didn't say harrar was 'evil'. In 1938, do you really imagine there were some neutral HiPointDem Mar 2013 #133
What intelligence was there to be gained by sending wave after wave of climbers FSogol Mar 2013 #135
my name isn't hannah. hitler did not send 'wave after wave' of climbers at the eiger. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #137
You are wrong about the Eiger (among other things). I recommend the FSogol Mar 2013 #141
no, i'm not wrong in saying that hitler didn't throw 'wave after wave' of climbers at the eiger. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #145
Fuck it. I'm reccing this because I'm sick of the hypocrisy. Catherina Mar 2013 #136
ditto. some of the very same posters screaming for the head of the pope are here talking HiPointDem Mar 2013 #138
I've been thinking of writing a factual post about how the CIA has been subverting Catherina Mar 2013 #139
that would be interesting & i encourage you to post it. every religious institution is political, HiPointDem Mar 2013 #140
Btw, "Orlando Yorio and I were not denounced by Father Bergoglio." Catherina Mar 2013 #156
interesting, thanks. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #157
throughout the entire colonial world in the 30's and 40's affinity Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #178
I'm curious. What is the purpose of this thread? mmonk Mar 2013 #198
He was a paid op of the CIA during the 60s and 70s Taverner Mar 2013 #200
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