binocular wrote:
Well, "thin skin" and "hurt feelings" are sometimes just manifestations of pride, and lack of faith.
sometimes
but/then/again/we/are/dealing/with/uninstructed/people
of/course/they/will/have/pride
and/knowing/nothing/as/yet/of/dhamma/they/cant/be/expected
to/have/any/faith/as/yet
binocular wrote:I think that people who are really interested will stick around, even if this means enduring some harsh treatment.
maybe
but/i/still/dont/see/why/they/should/be/made/to/endure/that
any/other/religious/site/to/my/knowledge
would/make/a/point/of/and/even/go/out/of/their/way
to/make/totally/new/people/feel/valued/and/safe
even/if/they/ask/questions/or/make/statements
that/seem/silly/to/us
even/if/out/of/ignorance
they/initially/breached/etiquette/that/is/well/known/to/us
but/totally/unknown/to/them
since/they/have/only/just/encountered/buddhism/and/theravada
possibly/in/the/last/five/minutes/before/joining
(edit)/im/not/suggesting/that/we/are/not/welcoming/in/our/manner
im/referring/only/to/those/instances/where/we/could/have/done/better/perhaps
but/on/the/whole/of/course/we/are
well/behaved/most/of/the/time
but/i/think/we/ought/to/restrain/
our/own/pride/sometimes
hold/our/tongue/unless/our/motivation/is/purely/one/of/goodwill
and/be/more/patient/with/newcomers
whose/first/experience/of/dialogue/with/buddhists
could/well/be/in/this/site
binocular wrote:And as for those who aren't really interested - perhaps it's better that they go away.
sounds/reasonable/enough
although/it/would/still/be/a/pity/imo/if/they/felt/driven/away/by/harsh/words
anyway/i/guess/all/of/us/here
have/our/own/style
when/it/comes/to/sharing
the/buddha/dhamma
with/others
metta