phillyy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:05 am
Sir, all buddhists should be happy, brimming with equanimity, should they not be?
It appears you do not understand "equanimity" in respect to praise & blame:
Venerable Lord Gotama, of all those four kinds of people, the kind of person who does not blame those who should be blamed, according to the truth, at the proper time, and does not praise those who should be praised, according to the truth, at the proper time; is the kind of person who is the most beautiful and refined to me. What is the reason for this? Because this is fair and right with upekkha (equanimity)."
Potaliya, of all those four kinds of people, whichever kind of person blames those who should be blamed, according to the truth, at the proper time, and praises those who should be praised, according to the truth, at the proper time; this kind of person is the most beautiful and refined of these four kinds of people. What is the reason for this? It is fair and right because such a one knows the right time in those circumstances.
Therefore, following the Lord Buddha, to censure Buddhadasa about his false views about Religion is the most beautiful.
Note: I cannot be defeated about Buddhadasa. I am the heir to both his good (wisdom) & evil (foolishness; folly).
There is always an official executioner. If you try to take his place, It is like trying to be a master carpenter and cutting wood. If you try to cut wood like a master carpenter, you will only hurt your hand.
phillyy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:20 am
So which non-arahant fullfilled his life purpose and then committed suicide according to the Pali Canon, sir?
Sorry. If you knew the suttas, you would not need to ask this question.
There is always an official executioner. If you try to take his place, It is like trying to be a master carpenter and cutting wood. If you try to cut wood like a master carpenter, you will only hurt your hand.
There is always an official executioner. If you try to take his place, It is like trying to be a master carpenter and cutting wood. If you try to cut wood like a master carpenter, you will only hurt your hand.
Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:35 pm
One of the greatest and somewhat misunderstood of monks
I agree my dear friend, and some of that comes from a misunderstanding due to our Western Patriarchy.
I feel that the words of Buddhadasa should speak for themselves without any interpretors.
Buddhadasa appeared against Cultural Marxism, Feminism & the related ideologies expressed above. Buddhadasa appeared to taught in favour of arranged marriages & a mother’s place in the family home. I will quote later, when return home.
There is always an official executioner. If you try to take his place, It is like trying to be a master carpenter and cutting wood. If you try to cut wood like a master carpenter, you will only hurt your hand.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
