Dear Yong Peng,

My reply is written not with any one person in mind, but general trends that I notice
often occur in Buddhist discussions.

Whatever the occasion, I sometimes take it an excuse to write something inspiring
from deep down inside.

I write my replies with an enthusiasm, rightly or wrongly is for the reader to
decided, rightly or wrongly.

Sukhi

Piya

Ong Yong Peng wrote:

> Dear Piya and friends,
>
> Piya, I think you have got the wrong idea of my reply. Never mind
> that for now. I only wish you give Yifer an answer to his message
> which I would probably have rejected.
>
> metta,
> Yong Peng.
>
> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Piya Tan wrote:
> >...open learning. It is certainly a good concept. And, I
> >certainly agree that we have to work hard to keep this an
> >open forum. However, we have to note that there are three
> >types of people. (1) People who respect this open forum, and
> >cooperate to keep it open. (2) People who do not respect this
> >open forum, and make deliberate and unmistakable attempts to
> >spoil it. (3) People who do not respect this open forum, and
> >attempt to do damages indirectly.
>
> Despite the rudeness and dogmatic opinions we have encountered here
> (of course, not here alone), I am really stimulated by the various
> challenges we are facing. It shows that as Buddhists we have a lot
> more to learn from one another. However, it also means that we are
> still not tolerant of others' differing views despite claims of being
> tolerant and compassionate. We scold others impatiently despite
> signing off "with metta." We often feel like giving up this website
> because by allowing like and dislike to reinforce our latent
> tendencies: our pride is hurt. And so on.
>
> The only place I can remember where people appear nice to one
> another, and seem to speak with one common voice, without dissent,
> and where all appear to be all right and going the same direction
> (when really not) was in my early days of involvement with
> a "Buddhist community" that turned out to be a tragic Western cult,
> and which I have since happily forsaken.
>
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