Invoking religion may help such wayward souls, including those whose lives are so meaningless that this story represents part of their consciousness. In a world of karmic craziness and religious hypocrisy, I hope the ants on the golf course crushed by a backspin wedge shot reincarnate as paparazzi, and forgiveness can be granted to those who dare to judge their sports demi-gods.
tmack1: Invoking religion may help such wayward souls, including those whose
I have a couple of friends who are Buddhist. They just lost both parents this last week. I wonder what they would think of this cartoons' caption? This is OK with everybody?
SteveEbenedicT: I have a couple of friends who are Buddhist. They
It could seem offensive, and I can't speak for what the artists intent was, but as a Buddhist, I'm not offended by it.
If Tiger forgot the teachings he's learned because of the power and fame he achieved, then he had fallen from the path we are supposed to follow. He started seeing the material world as the reward rather than as the journey we take to reward. Some teachings would call this falling to the false buddhas, because we become enraptured by these worldly experiences which ultimately make us lose sight of our original way. For instance when we become ensnared by greed we have fallen to the false buddha of wealth, the belief that acquisition of money or things brings happiness. When we become lost in lust we fall to the false buddha of desire, we try to find wholeness in the embrace of others but in seeking many we grow attached to few and bound to none, which is against the way of community all Buddhists try to seek.
This cartoon is a illustration of lust. To be a Buddhist does not mean total detachment from worldly-feeling, it does mean that we should always be mindful of our chosen feelings and tend those relationships we create as the precious things that they are.
Thats what I think. Other Buddhists with opinions? Buddhism is a rather less dogmatic religion than many western ones, but there are many schools of thought. Another Buddhist might disagree with me.
strugglingstudent: It could seem offensive, and I can't speak for what
If Tiger forgot the teachings he's learned because of the power and fame he achieved, then he had fallen from the path we are supposed to follow. He started seeing the material world as the reward rather than as the journey we take to reward. Some teachings would call this falling to the false buddhas, because we become enraptured by these worldly experiences which ultimately make us lose sight of our original way. For instance when we become ensnared by greed we have fallen to the false buddha of wealth, the belief that acquisition of money or things brings happiness. When we become lost in lust we fall to the false buddha of desire, we try to find wholeness in the embrace of others but in seeking many we grow attached to few and bound to none, which is against the way of community all Buddhists try to seek.
This cartoon is a illustration of lust. To be a Buddhist does not mean total detachment from worldly-feeling, it does mean that we should always be mindful of our chosen feelings and tend those relationships we create as the precious things that they are.
Thats what I think. Other Buddhists with opinions? Buddhism is a rather less dogmatic religion than many western ones, but there are many schools of thought. Another Buddhist might disagree with me.
Reactionary much?