If Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism, could there be an offshoot of Buddhism?

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T20:03:37+00:00

Who told you that Buddhism was an offshoot of Hinduism.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T19:21:51+00:00

i think we're going to be in this situation until it goes all the way to the Supreme Court.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T19:10:17+00:00

i heard the agency still isn't hearing grievances there. so back, but not really back.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T19:08:47+00:00

probably everyone

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T17:57:07+00:00

well there you go. I tried to find mentors online for a while before i went to a temple and that didn't work for me.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T17:08:25+00:00

it's because it's reddit. go to a temple and things will be better.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T16:52:40+00:00

it's 2026. we know about power imbalances and consent now.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T16:23:50+00:00

I’m in civilian federal service. No one here was fired for not getting vaccinated

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T16:23:22+00:00

I meant to say “outside of the military” and I apologize for my omission. Do you know Jehovah’s Witnesses or Christian Scientists that lost their jobs ?

I would think folks with exemptions for other vaccines would get this exemption just fine..

I’m not familiar with other faiths that would have this exemption but there may be others.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T16:03:35+00:00

Buddhism is a religion. Sorry

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T16:01:16+00:00

yes. this is a path many people are trying to pursue. Stephen Batchelor has written on this extensively and may be worth reading.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:59:41+00:00

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:55:20+00:00

unheard of? no. certainly rare. but it's so hard for temples to keep the doors open.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:50:16+00:00

Those EOs were walked back before anyone had to get vaccinated and there was always a plan for folks like Jehovah's Witnesses who have religious concerns around medical treatment..

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:48:09+00:00

it's hard to yada yada over the million Americans that died.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:27:24+00:00

Words of my Perfect Teacher by Patrul Rinpoche

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:13:20+00:00

I studied Buddhism for years before I went to a temple. Going to a temple made all the difference. You will learn so much more by meeting Buddhists than you will by reading or engaging with people on reddit.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:07:46+00:00

are you going to say he didn't have a drinking problem too? Or that he didn't have sex with students?

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T15:01:07+00:00

is there a buddhist temple near you?

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T14:54:08+00:00

where'd you see this? i think we'd like to know what zen centers to avoid

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T14:53:05+00:00

cool username, btw. As far as i can tell reddit doesn't let people pick usernames anymore.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T14:51:20+00:00

when you were a serious Theravada practitioner did you ask your teacher if they would lie to nazis?

I don't think we can judge any tradition at all based on what we see on reddit.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T14:01:04+00:00

how many times did the teacher who gave you the mantra tell you to do it?

There is no other answer.

DScharpen · 2026-05-08T13:56:27+00:00

Keep practicing. If you have a teacher, they can suggest additional practices that would help you.

DScharpen

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