https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqu6H7rhsHk
Travis May Uploaded on Jan 20, 2011
This might have happened.
Addendum: There are many types of Buddhists and there are many types of Christians. This is a conversation between only two people. Therefore, it is not possible to represent every type of person when depicting a conversation between two people.
The following is posted to illustrate the "hell question" that is the topic of many of the comments for this video. It is written by a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist lama.
"Some people think that stringent rules and virtuous deeds are the essence of Buddhism, but these are only a small component of Buddha's skillful and abundant methods. He knew that not everyone is able to understand ultimate truths right from the start. It is difficult for many of us to process concepts such as 'hell is merely the perception of your own aggression', let alone the concept of emptiness. Buddha doesn't want Jack to be caught in a personal 'hell', but he can't tell Jack to work with his perceptions and aggression either because Jack is an idiot. So for Jack's sake, Buddha teaches that there is an external hell and that in order to avoid going there and being boiled in molten iron, Jack must stop entertaining his non-virtuous, negative actions and emotions. Such teachings pervade the Buddhist milieu; very often we see hell realms painted on the walls of Buddhist temples, complete with burning bodies and terrifying gorges of frigid water. These images can be taken literally or figuratively, depending on the capacity of the student. Those with superior faculties know that the source of everyday hell, our suffering, stems from our own perceptions. They know that there is no judgment day and there is no judge. Buddha's final aim is to make Jack understand, like these superior students, that there is no hell realm apart from his own aggression and ignorance. By temporarily minimizing his negative actions, Jack is diverted from becoming more entangled with his perceptions, misgivings, and paranoia."
~Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche What Makes You Not a Buddhist?
Addendum: There are many types of Buddhists and there are many types of Christians. This is a conversation between only two people. Therefore, it is not possible to represent every type of person when depicting a conversation between two people.
The following is posted to illustrate the "hell question" that is the topic of many of the comments for this video. It is written by a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist lama.
"Some people think that stringent rules and virtuous deeds are the essence of Buddhism, but these are only a small component of Buddha's skillful and abundant methods. He knew that not everyone is able to understand ultimate truths right from the start. It is difficult for many of us to process concepts such as 'hell is merely the perception of your own aggression', let alone the concept of emptiness. Buddha doesn't want Jack to be caught in a personal 'hell', but he can't tell Jack to work with his perceptions and aggression either because Jack is an idiot. So for Jack's sake, Buddha teaches that there is an external hell and that in order to avoid going there and being boiled in molten iron, Jack must stop entertaining his non-virtuous, negative actions and emotions. Such teachings pervade the Buddhist milieu; very often we see hell realms painted on the walls of Buddhist temples, complete with burning bodies and terrifying gorges of frigid water. These images can be taken literally or figuratively, depending on the capacity of the student. Those with superior faculties know that the source of everyday hell, our suffering, stems from our own perceptions. They know that there is no judgment day and there is no judge. Buddha's final aim is to make Jack understand, like these superior students, that there is no hell realm apart from his own aggression and ignorance. By temporarily minimizing his negative actions, Jack is diverted from becoming more entangled with his perceptions, misgivings, and paranoia."
~Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche What Makes You Not a Buddhist?
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