Bullypulpit said:
Never said I was a perfect Buddhist...Just trying to walk the path.
As for trying to push folks onto a path "more worthy" you don't seem to have a problem when a religious right wing-nut attempts the same. In fact, you don't seem to have much of a problem when anyone in the neocon/far right republican camp tries to do the same. Methinks thou dost protest too much.
Well, if you knew anything about their religion, other than the so far rudimentary knowledge you have attempted in ignorance to impress upon others that are more knowledgeable than yourself, you would know that they are ordered to preach the gospel. Thus when acting upon our religion we will not attempt to convert them, but when they are acting upon their religion they will attempt to convert us. It is something you learn to live with.
However, I would like for you to point out even one time when I have "not had a problem" with the same from the right. I don't think you will ever find one time where you can support this allegation.
Methinks one is clearly being hypocritical when expecting others to be perfect Christians when they also admit they are imperfect in their own beliefs, regardless of what beliefs they are... Christians know that they are sinners and imperfect, they seek forgiveness constantly and amazingly (at least apparently to you this is amazing) this effects
all of them, even those in the Senate and who happen to be on an opposing political platform to yours.
I suggest you concentrate on creating the perfect Buddhist with the only person which you can before you attempt to reform Christians, amazingly you will find that if you do you will no longer attempt to reform Christians. I too only attempt to walk the Path, to learn and grow. However when others point out my errors in Buddhism I look within myself to see if they are truly there rather than attempt to explain away the problem by saying "I am imperfect". Of course you are, but in this matter you are being deliberately imperfect, and hypocritical.
One of the tenets of Christianity is knowing that they are sinners and have fallen short of their God's will, it is something that they live with and that you seem to expect them to somehow overcome and for them to be perfect while at the same time allowing for your own imperfection and in fact using that imperfection to absolve yourself of your own direct hypocrisy when it was clearly pointed out to you several times on this board alone.
Buddha tells us that we should look within ourselves for these issues and not for the same in others for a reason... By attempting to judge other's beliefs and actions you put Buddhism in a light that it should not be, and yourself in a position that you will never find yourself in, Judge Supreme.
