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“Buddhism (modern) is an extremely sick religion inhabited by atheists, agnostics, and at best pantheists. They congregate together at ‘dharma-centers’, which are little more than outpatient mental wards for depressed materialists, and engage in idle chatter about attainment of oblivion and the denial of all things spiritual.

The only difference between the typical ‘Buddhist’ and the Islamo-Fascist suicide bomber who straps explosives to himself and enters a crowd of infidels, is that the ‘Buddhist’ has set out to annihilate himself only, thru spiritual euthanasia practices. Both of these types are the worst lot of demons which roam samsara and plague others with their bestial ignorances.” -Dr. Rama T. Guptar

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There are no typical Buddhists. This statement by this person is such a huge generalization that it's impossible to disprove. That's why as a practicing Zen Buddhist priest I refrain from making generalizations. Your welcome to your opinion, even though it's not yours but this doctor, who from what I can gather, has not met any of my Zen friends who are the diametric opposite to what he describes here. Thanks for posting your poopy comment. May you and Dr. Guptar and all beings be free from delusions, suffering, and may we all know peace.

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Nov 14, 2022Liked by Rev. Shoren Heather

This is really good Heather!! Thanks.

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Hi Jason, thank you for reading and for your feedback. It's helpful to hear as writing is such a solitary venture, and one never knows what'll happen once the publish button is clicked. I hope you're doing well and enjoying life. Bows!

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Great piece. Thank you!

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Thanks for the feedback, Kevin. I how the next installment makes the cut 🙏

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Nov 13, 2022Liked by Rev. Shoren Heather

Love it! Can’t wait for the next installment.

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Thank you 🙏 so much for your kind words. I very much appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thank you for reading 📖

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One of your best pieces. And I think all your pieces are wonderful! Thank you.

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Glad you think so, Rehn. My ex is a subscriber so I hope he likes it as well 😉

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Hi Baz, so glad that you enjoyed the essay. Took me a while to finish it even though it’s based on a Dhamra talk I gave a few years ago. Stay tuned for part two. 👊

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