Originally Posted by
Jenell
So, please tell me how you differentiate your educated, erudite Buddhism with these Asian fundamentalist Buddhists. Is your lineage superior to theirs? I certainly understand tribal and/or ethnic tensions, concerns over resources, etc. What I am having trouble with, lately, is this sense of superiority. It could be "they" feel they have to stop "the other guys" to save them from committing acts of karmic violence. Maybe, they feel they're saving the people they're attacking/stopping. Why do some of us think we're saving people/the world/the perpetrator if we commit violence to stop violence, but other people's motives couldn't possibly be so pure?
Always hoping for better,
Gassho,
Jenell