THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Himu on September 12, 2012, 09:37:35 PM
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:o
http://io9.com/5942616/dalai-lama-tells-his-facebook-friends-that-religion-is-no-longer-adequate
(http://i.imgur.com/jZCDp.png)
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Sounds good bro.
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I'm just amazed that a spiritual leader would even say this. The Dalai Lama has said similar statements before but never in this manner.
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Is it that uncommon? I feel like spiritual leaders make distinctions between organized religion and true spirituality all the time. I'm sure Eckhart Tolles said stuff like this before. Also a good many existential philosophers.
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Well, I create a divide between a religious leader like the Dalai Lama, and say, philosophers. Though the lines can be somewhat shaky and even semi-blurry. To me, this is like the Pope rising up and saying that we need a better way to express spirituality beyond religion (and by extension, Christ). While Eckhart Tolles is a "spiritual leader", he's not like, a major leader of a major religion like the Dalai Lama.
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Yea, well Buddhism on the whole has a healthier relationship to its own dogmas then other religions (with many exceptions of course). This is definitely the type of thing you would never ever hear from the Pope. I think there's definitely precedence for statements like these within Buddhism, probably dating back to Buddha himself.