A friend said something I thought was insightful that people should hear. He did not want to post this openly himself, though. Really says something about the level of intellectual honesty in contemporary Buddhist discourse, no? Anyway, posting because I think it's useful. 1/6
That was a clever response, but it's one I've heard a thousand times over from Rabbis who believe the world to be 6,000 years old. And if Shakyamuni himself told me in a lucid dream that Dudjom Lingpa was full of shit, what then?
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Did he? Did Shakyamuni himself tell you in a lucid dream Dudjom Lingpa was full of shit? No. Then, I suggest you wait TILL IT HAPPENS MOTHERFUCKER.
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Fine. He told me in a non-lucid dream. Guess I'll have to get back to you after I summon him in a lucid dream and my subconscious has him tell me what I want to hear.
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You know nobody told you shit. You're guessing. You haven't woken up. Do the work, fucking wake up, & then teach, you idiot.
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Did Dudjom Lingpa disclose to you my level of progress on the path in that same lucid dream, or was it a different one? Did he tell you that I haven't woken up? Or is your assessment grounded in your desire to be right?
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No, I'm just going by your sarcastic shit.
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Hard to have an earnest discussion with someone who communicates with rage. The way I tend to respond to that is with sarcasm. Perhaps I need to work on that. Maybe you can work on your anger and unquestioning certitude of your suspicions about others' experience in the meantime.
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I use strong language to provoke a response. When the response is weak sarcasm, that tells me something. (Tells me not to waste my time on you.)
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Well then I genuinely apologize for the sarcasm. Reading over this whole thread again, while your responses still seem unnecessarily hostile, I realize that I could have responded more skillfully. Can I ask what kind of response you were attempting to provoke?
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What fucking shit you Twitter Buddhists are! Really. Fuck off.
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I'm not a Buddhist. And you're the one who joined my thread. You're welcome to stay or leave - I'm here and open to conversation.
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No, you are absolutely not "open to conversation," nor are you "here" in any real sense. Don't you get that?
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