Whether Marxist-Leninists like it or not, much of the psychology of the world is taken up with an almost fanatical adherence to – or rejection
Tag: tolerance
China Officially Recognises ‘Reincarnation’ and 358 ‘Living Buddhas’ in Tibet (2015)
Original Article: 中国人权事业白皮书：西藏现有活佛358名 (Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD) China News Agency, Beijing, June 8th, 2015, China’s State Council Information Office released a White Paper entitled
On Why Communists Do Not ‘Hate’ Religious People
Hatred or disapproval are bourgeois responses and are unsuitable attitudes for Marxist-Leninists to hold with regard to religions and religiously minded individuals. Yes, religions can be dangerous, as can science in the wrong hands, or indeed political ideology. I am not condoning thousands of years of Church oppression, violence or murder in the West, (or any religiously motivated tyranny in the rest of the world), but I am acknowledging the fact that historical (cultural) forces manufacture religions and religious followers – and this is not the fault of the individuals concerned.
Perceptual Development Cannot Be Forced
This demonstrates that ‘freedom’ from conditioning cannot be ‘forced’ upon an individual or group, but must be carefully planned and provided for through a subtle and tolerant ‘learning curve’. This is achieved through the agency of education, and requires a steady but precise exposure of past conditioning, so that a pristine state of mind can be rediscovered that facilitates multi-dimensional perception, and the ability to see different points of view, and select the most correct mode of behaviour in any given situation.
London: Gay Pride (8.7.2017)
A few years ago, me and Gee – with a young Mei-An – took part in the Gay Pride Parade through London, marching with the
Encountering Muslim Brothers in Croydon (30.4.2016)
It is irrelevant whether I agree or disagree with this or that teaching – the point is that we do not have to fight one another simply for thinking differently. Criminals are terrorists – Muslims are not terrorists. What Buddhism and Marxism has taught me is that it is important for human evolution to be ‘open’ to other people’s ideas and beliefs.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 