A very large number of people in my Buddhist community became Buddhist after losing a loved one to suicide.
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Lost Anyone to Suicide?
A very large number of people in my Buddhist community became Buddhist after losing a loved one to suicide.
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My ex-husband's grandfather. To my knowledge, no one in the family became a Buddhist after he died.Originally Posted by Wind Song
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
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I noticed the phenomena that so many of my spiritual community had lost a close loved one to suicide. I think that particular kind of pain causes someone to go deep in contemplating the meaning of life.
I asked the question because I think it's likely that those who lost someone to suicide have made a committment to some spiritual path. I did not mean to imply it would only be a Buddhist path someone would find.
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I think you're trying to induce mass-suicide of 'honest intellectual discussion' by your continued spamming of the board. Go get a hobby, honey.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
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You didn't imply it. You flat out said it.
A nutcase will do nutty things.
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16 of my brain cells just committed suicide after reading this thread.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
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I'm trying to find common ground. When someone has a tragedy, they often turn to religion. I was very surprised to discover that so many of my sangha had lost a relative to suicide.
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Maybe it's the reincarnation thingy.
A nutcase will do nutty things.
Exile
First of all, reincarnation is NOT a Buddhist belief. Rebirth is a Buddhist belief. They are different. Reincarnation implies that a soul, or a personality moves from one human body to another.
Buddhists don't believe that consciousness and qualities are soul or personality like. Rebirth can occur in any of six realms.
I do think it's true, that people who become Buddhist have the karma for it. You cannot influence anyone to be a Buddhist and I don't have that agenda.
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maybe it's the rebirth thingy.
A nutcase will do nutty things.
Exile
I addressed rebirth, dillo.
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Want to find common ground? Don't be a d-bag to people, WS. that's WAY better than spamming the board with your insanity, then getting angry when folk point out your fallacies.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Exile
I think you guys need your own attack WS thread. I'd be happy to stay out of that one.
Super Minion
She's not looking for common ground, she's looking for fights.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
Your head exploded
WS IS a pain in the ass, but IMO some of yall over reacted here.
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