You people really suck!

[Geoff-Allen]

Yes because it's the same thing Buddhism teaches about cultivating compassion/pity. We are not to take evil personally as Buddhists from the get go, but look at what might have caused a person to act in such a way. 99 times out of 100, people are not really bad and didn't mean to hurt you. They themselves are suffering intensely. If they get out of hand, of course we can't let them hurt people, but I don't hate them.

I think we're on the same page!

 

[Aupmanyav]

Anyway jesus had no room for hate he was love incarnate , he lost himself in love of people and god.

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! .." Woes to the unrepentant cities - Wikipedia

Buddha was more practical. "And the Blessed One continued, 'The Buddha teaches that all warfare in which man tries to slay his brothers is lamentable. But he does not teach that those who are involved in war to maintain peace and order, after having exhausted all means to avoid conflict, are blameworthy."
What does Buddha and Buddhism say about fighting against enemy of dharma?

 

[RoaringSilence]

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! .." Woes to the unrepentant cities - Wikipedia

Buddha was more practical. "And the Blessed One continued, 'The Buddha teaches that all warfare in which man tries to slay his brothers is lamentable. But he does not teach that those who are involved in war to maintain peace and order, after having exhausted all means to avoid conflict, are blameworthy."
What does Buddha and Buddhism say about fighting against enemy of dharma?

its your duty to react to what is adharma , but the person who is adharmic is misguided , so its not the person you fight its the values. don't fight the evil person fight the evil... something like that .. you are principally against values that are uncongenial

 

[Aupmanyav]

Misguided, won't learn, eliminating such is 'dharma'.

 

[RoaringSilence]

Misguided, won't learn, eliminating such is 'dharma'.

now you are talking like mohd.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Good ... now that I have your attention ...

I have been contemplating life's deepest mysteries yet again despite my psychiatrist's warnings to stop ....

Love your enemy!

Is it really possible?

It was a radical teaching 2000 years ago and it remains a radical teaching today.

Just think how it would transform life at this forum if people actually acted on that advice!

What do you think? Do you even TRY to practice it?

Lets just try to be nice to each other shall we ...

End of sermon!

I hate tolerance.

 

[oldbadger]

Now think it through carefully, How's the best way for you to show love towards your enemies ?

You could write 'All my love!' on the bomb?

I was being daft, please excuse me.
Looking back through my life I have noticed that many people who set out to do me harm in some way or other only caused conditions that somehow assisted me forwards.

But what saved me from so many snares, traps, backbites and hurts was that I decided upon some simple rules of living, and stuck to them.

One example:- Please imagine that somebody is lying, telling people that you are a really bad person. As a result some people are distancing themselves from you. This somebody is actually your friend, because s/he is ensuring that many narrow, prejudiced, shallow people are sieved out of your life.

 

[oldbadger]

To love your enemies, it's like this.

You show your enemies that you are not a walk on.
You show your enemies that you are not a push over.
You show your enemies they will have respect for you, and then in return they will get respect from you.

If your enemies come at you to do you bodily harm, then you take what ever course you can to correct them in the error of their way.

In all of this, is how you love your enemies.

Oh Ohhhhh.............!
That reminds me of the neighbour's cockerel, givin' it large on the roof of the chicken coop.

 

[Aupmanyav]

now you are talking like mohd.

I am talking of the evil and not of those who do not accept my claims (BTW, I do not have any).

 

[Faithofchristian]

You could write 'All my love!' on the bomb?

I was being daft, please excuse me.
Looking back through my life I have noticed that many people who set out to do me harm in some way or other only caused conditions that somehow assisted me forwards.

But what saved me from so many snares, traps, backbites and hurts was that I decided upon some simple rules of living, and stuck to them.

One example:- Please imagine that somebody is lying, telling people that you are a really bad person. As a result some people are distancing themselves from you. This somebody is actually your friend, because s/he is ensuring that many narrow, prejudiced, shallow people are sieved out of your life.

You know, there's an old saying, that says.
Sticks and Stones may break my bones, But words will never hurt me

People are going to believe what ever they want to believe, regardless of what you say.

There's another way of looking at this also, If someone talking about you, That's giving someone else a break of not being talk about.

My answer to someone who comes to me, to say that, so and so are talking about you, my reply is, it must really hurt to be them. If I'm all they have to talk about.
For me, life is to short to go about worried about who's talking about me, Which I could case the less about. People are going to talk about you No matter what you do

So why let it bother you ?

 

[Shadow Link]

Love your enemy!

Is it really possible?

It was a radical teaching 2000 years ago and it remains a radical teaching today.

What do you think?

When it comes to quoting scripture, I try to analyze what was happening during that time period. The romans were obviously militarily present out matching the Jews that were already struggling for its leadership to implement and interpret doctrine correctly. So nothing good can be resolved with fear and hate. Turning the other cheek seemed to be the logical strategy for the sake of longevity. And ultimately victory was won by a great sacrifice. The Roman Catholic Church eventually was established and order between Greek and Jewish thought became somewhat harmonized.

 

[atanu]

Good ... now that I have your attention ...
Love your enemy!is n
Is it really possible?

For a person for whom "I am" is mind-body, an enemy is another who is out to harm or destroy.

When "I am" is realised as all pervasive, the perspective is different.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Good ... now that I have your attention ...

I have been contemplating life's deepest mysteries yet again despite my psychiatrist's warnings to stop ....

Love your enemy!

Is it really possible?

It was a radical teaching 2000 years ago and it remains a radical teaching today.

Just think how it would transform life at this forum if people actually acted on that advice!

What do you think? Do you even TRY to practice it?

Lets just try to be nice to each other shall we ...

End of sermon!

"Love your enemy" always struck me as a strange expression. I think that if you consider someone your enemy, then you don't fully love them.

"Love everyone" would work a lot better, IMO.

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Love your enemy" always struck me as a strange expression. I think that if you consider someone your enemy, then you don't fully love them.

"Love everyone" would work a lot better, IMO.

You make an excellent point!

I am truly blessed that I have no adversaries in my life right now.

I can only imagine what I would do if someone actually harmed me or my family - would really test the theory!

Most people's "enemies" are relatively mild compared with the more extreme examples one can imagine - as Christine pointed out.

Thanks for the input.