Hi all,Still Searching wrote:Agreed! That man is no Buddhist. Hopefully he was sick or had psychological problems and will learn from his mistakes.appicchato wrote:A 'Buddhist' would not have done what this guy did...end of...
Buddhism would not teach this man such an act of cruelty, Buddhism only promotes Truth, Peace & Tranquillity.pilgrim wrote:Who taught him to use a gun? Buddhism or the Navy?
What did the Buddha use to lead us to these: the truth, peace and tranquility?
I think the first noble truth gives us a big clue... without it, I don't think other noble truths are even possible at all...
It's not really appropriate to judge someone as "not Buddhist" just because he seemed unable to follow the practice as well as others... I don't think that's really useful for our practices.