Truth or Gullible?

[Spirit Ape]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/devotees-...6318780198.html

[freesun]

I doubt he calls himself the incarnation of Siddhartha Gautama. It's probably just being attributed to him by others.

 

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Edited November 13, 2008 by freesun

[mantis]

from what i have read he has stated before he is not a buddha but a rinpoche, or something like that; he obviously has some skill if he can meditate for days without moving.

[goldisheavy]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/devotees-...6318780198.html

 

The hidden assumption here is that it's important to come to a conclusion regarding this. Why not just leave the mind in an unconcluded state? Leave it open. Don't close it around this or that opinion. If this guy was nearby, you could go and see for yourself. If you are curious and have the money and good luck, you can go and see him. If you're not curious enough to go see him, is it really that important to come to a conclusion about his state or status? But even if you did see him, what difference would it make to conclude something about him?

 

If someone is not a Buddha, should this person be ignored? And if someone is a Buddha, should your critical thinking faculties be suspended? If you are going to behave the same whether someone is a Buddha or not, is it important to know if that person is a Buddha?

 

On the other hand, if you have a problem that needs solving, does it matter if a Buddha or non-Buddha solves it? If you want to learn some kill, who cares who teaches it to you or if you learn it on your own?

 

So if you investigate this, I think you might find that this amounts to nothing more than idle and useless curiosity.

[Pietro]

The hidden assumption here is that it's important to come to a conclusion regarding this. Why not just leave the mind in an unconcluded state? Leave it open. ...

 

*bows*

[Aetherous]

If someone is not a Buddha, should this person be ignored? And if someone is a Buddha, should your critical thinking faculties be suspended?

 

Word up.

 

Besides...the kid has said before he isn't a Buddha. Just because he chooses to sit in meditation for a long time doesn't mean anything. Anyone could do it if they're actually meditating. The metabolism slows in every human body.

 

Also...what his practice is: it's some weird form of visualization where he imagines tons of deities praying in the midst of violent storms. He belongs to some sort of esoteric school. At least that's what was on his website like a year or two ago.

[Trunk]

from what i have read he has stated before he is not a buddha but a rinpoche, or something like that

Yup. He was in the news several years ago because he sat immobile under a tree without eating/drinking/moving for days~weeks. He started drawing crowds, and the media dubbed him "buddha boy". (Google "buddha boy".) Rarely he would speak, and he said that he is not the buddha, but somewhere around the level of a rinpoche. After a while the crowds became too much of a nuisance and he disappeared into the forest/jungle. Apparently now he has re-emerged.

[Stigweard]

*Steps up beside Pietro and bows as well*

 

The hidden assumption here is that it's important to come to a conclusion regarding this. Why not just leave the mind in an unconcluded state? Leave it open. Don't close it around this or that opinion. If this guy was nearby, you could go and see for yourself. If you are curious and have the money and good luck, you can go and see him. If you're not curious enough to go see him, is it really that important to come to a conclusion about his state or status? But even if you did see him, what difference would it make to conclude something about him?

 

If someone is not a Buddha, should this person be ignored? And if someone is a Buddha, should your critical thinking faculties be suspended? If you are going to behave the same whether someone is a Buddha or not, is it important to know if that person is a Buddha?

 

On the other hand, if you have a problem that needs solving, does it matter if a Buddha or non-Buddha solves it? If you want to learn some kill, who cares who teaches it to you or if you learn it on your own?

 

So if you investigate this, I think you might find that this amounts to nothing more than idle and useless curiosity.

[Pero]

"Level of Rinpoche"... haha. "Rinpoche" is basically a honorific title meaning "precious one", not a level of attainment. Anyway, I read on e-sangha that he spent time in India and learned from the Sakyapas.