The Buddha can go to hell

submitted by fschmidt from self.nonmorons

2.1. Sakka, ruler of the devas, asked the Blessed One: “Beings wish to live without hate, harming, hostility, or enmity; they wish to live in peace. Yet they live in hate, harming one another, hostile, and as enemies. By what fetters are they bound, sir, that they live in such a way?” [The Blessed One said:] “Ruler of the devas, it is the bonds of envy and niggardliness that bind beings so that, although they wish to live without hate, hostility, or enmity, and to live in peace, yet they live in hate, harming one another, hostile, and as enemies.”

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I read this on a bus in Mexico. The driver was blasting moronic Mexican music and would periodically stop the bus to do some personal shopping. Of course I hated him. Was this because of envy? Hell no. I hate evil moronic scum. I do not "wish to live without hate". In fact the Old Testament god says to hate evil (Amos 5:15). If the Buddha is against hating evil, then Buddhism is horrible.

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[–]Node 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That level of bus driver professionalism is just one of the potential downsides of moving to Mexico. Cultural practices and views of the world vary across different populations, as do characteristics and abilities. You're going to run across a variety of examples like this if you do move to Mexico.

[–]thefirststone 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Buddha is against suffering. He would probably say your expectations of bus driver professionalism are the cause of your suffering, and that you should detach from them.

You know, it resembles rationalizing contentment in a low-trust society. Sad, really.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Buddhism is a way to induce depression and dissociation when your life hasn't been hard enough to justify having such things.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think you're selectively quoting and intentionally misunderstanding /s/Buddhism. I could easily misquote tonnes of shit in the Bible or any other text. If you want legit Buddhist stuff to shit on let me know.