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Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:17 pm
by Ben
Yes, he was in Ghost Busters, Yawares.
I thought he was better in Groundhog Day.
And it was a much more interesting movie (Imho).
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:18 pm
by yawares
Ben wrote:I was quite surprised by his performance in War of the Worlds. It was actually very good and his character had some real depth.
Dennis Hopper - he would have been great. I just remember him in Apocalypse Now! I think he was just channeling himself in that scene where Martin Sheen was in the cage.
I'd vote for Willem Defoe.
I love SPEED 2 with Jason/Sandra Bullock/Defoe
Dear Ben,
I definitely LOVE : WAR OF THE WORLD
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:25 pm
by yawares
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:32 pm
by Sam Vara
Then Talaputa, the head of an acting troupe, went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One: "Lord, I have heard that it has been passed down by the ancient teaching lineage of actors that 'When an actor on the stage, in the midst of a festival, makes people laugh & gives them delight with his imitation of reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in the company of the laughing devas.' What does the Blessed One have to say about that?"
"Enough, headman, put that aside. Don't ask me that."
A second time... A third time Talaputa, the head of an acting troupe, said: "Lord, I have heard that it has been passed down by the ancient teaching lineage of actors that 'When an actor on the stage, in the midst of a festival, makes people laugh & gives them delight with his imitation of reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in the company of the laughing devas.' What does the Blessed One have to say about that?"
"Apparently, headman, I haven't been able to get past you by saying, 'Enough, headman, put that aside. Don't ask me that.' So I will simply answer you. Any beings who are not devoid of passion to begin with, who are bound by the bond of passion, focus with even more passion on things inspiring passion presented by an actor on stage in the midst of a festival. Any beings who are not devoid of aversion to begin with, who are bound by the bond of aversion, focus with even more aversion on things inspiring aversion presented by an actor on stage in the midst of a festival. Any beings who are not devoid of delusion to begin with, who are bound by the bond of delusion, focus with even more delusion on things inspiring delusion presented by an actor on stage in the midst of a festival. Thus the actor — himself intoxicated & heedless, having made others intoxicated & heedless — with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in what is called the hell of laughter. But if he holds such a view as this: 'When an actor on the stage, in the midst of a festival, makes people laugh & gives them delight with his imitation of reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in the company of the laughing devas,' that is his wrong view. Now, there are two destinations for a person with wrong view, I tell you: either hell or the animal womb."
When this was said, Talaputa, the head of an acting troupe, sobbed & burst into tears. [The Blessed One said:] "That is what I couldn't get past you by saying, 'Enough, headman, put that aside. Don't ask me that.'"
"I'm not crying, lord, because of what the Blessed One said to me, but simply because I have been deceived, cheated, & fooled for a long time by that ancient teaching lineage of actors who said: 'When an actor on the stage, in the midst of a festival, makes people laugh & gives them delight with his imitation of reality, then with the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in the company of the laughing devas.'
— SN 42.2
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:32 pm
by yawares
tiltbillings wrote:And:
yawares: sigourney-weaver?? ALIENS???
yawares: I don't know her at all.
yawares: AVENGERS ??
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:44 pm
by yawares
[quote="Sam Vara"][quote]
Dear Sam Vara,
PLEASE LET ME POST YOUR STORY @ Dhammic stories tomorrow....love love it!!
yawares
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:52 am
by Gazelle
Why do you think all these people are 'Buddhists'?
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:53 am
by Gazelle
Why do you think all these people are 'Buddhists'?
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:03 am
by plwk
Here's another one: the famed
'Buddhist Cat' of South Korea...
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:30 am
by tiltbillings
Gazelle wrote:Why do you think all these people are 'Buddhists'?
The people I list are not, as far as I know, but they should be in my opinion.
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:31 am
by Gazelle
Why should they be 'Buddhists'?
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:36 am
by tiltbillings
Gazelle wrote:Why should they be 'Buddhists'?
Why shouldn't they be? I like them is probably as good a reason as I can come up with, but mostly it was just a reason to celebrate interesting and quirky artists.
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:47 am
by Sutiro
I think we should have some celebrity free space. Are we so unsure about our commitment to the Buddha's path that we need such validation? It just goes to show how they too must have much dukkha in their lives.
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:48 am
by Gazelle
What makes someone a 'Buddhist'?
Re: Super Famous Buddhists
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 7:49 am
by tiltbillings
According to NEW YORK MAGAZINE Defoe is a Buddhist.
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