tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post4569670814860506932..comments2023-04-25T11:39:41.508-07:00Comments on Buddhist Military Sangha: Army's first Buddhist chaplain serving 11th Engineer BattalionJeanette Yuinen Shinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17712459960189461740noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post-84436396843510868902012-07-19T16:10:02.528-07:002012-07-19T16:10:02.528-07:00Is Chaplin Dyer still at Ft. Benning? I live in Co...Is Chaplin Dyer still at Ft. Benning? I live in Columbus and am former military and am looking for a local sangha to join and study with. Any interested people can email me at tomb16_2000 @ yahoo.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Tom\Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post-5819720778711599642012-05-30T11:43:45.491-07:002012-05-30T11:43:45.491-07:00This was a great post! I really enjoyed reading ab...This was a great post! I really enjoyed reading about Chaplain Dyer's journey. And I also thank you for your last comment, where you literally for put my very own sentiments into words. I have never seen members of the US armed forces as just people who "drop bombs on people's heads". Instead, I see them as people who are defending our country and way of life. And many of them suffer greatly for something that most of us don't have the guts to do- or even think about. And Buddhist or not, they all deserve our compassion and respect.Renatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443520247398112519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post-31697713900236835042012-02-03T11:53:46.269-08:002012-02-03T11:53:46.269-08:00Many Buddhists serve in our Armed Forces and pract...Many Buddhists serve in our Armed Forces and practice the tenets of nonviolence and compassion in their daily lives. If you are on Facebook, visit the pages "U.S. Military Buddhists" and "Buddhists in the Armed Forces" for education on what it means to be a Buddhist and in the military. Our intent is not to be thoughtless killers but to defend our Nation; often this involves military activity, which is an unavoidable component of this samsaric world. We cannot slough off this responsibility onto non-Buddhists, but accept the karmic debt, with the intention of being aware of all our actions. This is something that is MORE needed in our Armed Forces, and what we can bring to the table. The purpose of this blog is to answer such questions as you may have, and to illustrate why we serve as we do, and how we may continue our faith as Buddhists as we do so.Jeanette Yuinen Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712459960189461740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post-3597441183928757102012-02-03T11:31:52.535-08:002012-02-03T11:31:52.535-08:00please excuse my ignorance, but I dont understand ...please excuse my ignorance, but I dont understand how you can claim to be buddhist and serve in the military. To me it seems like a contradiction. How can you practice non violence and compassion when your shooting at someone or dropping bombs on their head? I dont mean to be disrespectful, but I just dont get it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post-89743251647759245292012-01-20T22:26:11.042-08:002012-01-20T22:26:11.042-08:00I'm commenting on behalf of wounded warrior ve...I'm commenting on behalf of wounded warrior veterans who have taken it upon themselves to start their own businesses due to the high unemployment rate among veterans. The Wounded Warrior Directory is a directory of almost 6000 Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses where the veteran owner has a disability that occurred in the service to their country. Anyone interested in helping in this deserving cause please help to promote and support Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses by linking to <a href="http://www.veteransdirectory.com" rel="nofollow">Wounded Warriors</a> Directory at VeteransDirectory.com. Thank you for your support!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284690686321744854.post-60222595962725732822012-01-17T12:01:26.229-08:002012-01-17T12:01:26.229-08:00How beautiful and how challenging.
It is a good th...How beautiful and how challenging.<br />It is a good thing for the US armed forces to have their Buddhist members recognized and supported.<br /><br />Let us remember that Siddhartha as a prince was given extensive martial training, and the tradition says that He excelled. Many of the great patrons of the Dharma through history were kings and so carried a heavy ongoing responsibility to protect their people militarily.<br /><br />Maintaining a strong moral compass within the military is what we pride ourselves on as Americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com