Below is cut and pasted from a larger article about the movie What The Bleep Do We Know? and how it relates-or does not relate to Buddhism. I liked the article, but what really stuck with me as important is posted below:
For my nine bucks, the real point of What The Bleep (thought the movie itself doesn't seem to know this) is when they speculate that the discoveries of quantum physics could lead humanity to a new kind of morality, the understanding that we ourselves are ultimately responsible for the world we live in. This is the meat and potatoes (or tofu and potatoes if you're like me) of Buddhism. Had those asswipes who attacked the WTC understood that it was they themselves who were responsible for the existence of the Great Satan America, things would've been a lot different. No matter what situation you find yourself in, it is a situation you made for yourself. And that includes everything, baby. Even all the stuff you think you had nothing to do with. If you don't like the President or his war, to take a popular example, try and understand how you created both of them yourself. Every suicide bomber and every Texas yokel on Bush's cabinet is you. Not figuratively. Literally. There is no one else they could possibly be.
Taken from-http://homepage.mac.com/doubtboy/WhatTheBleep.htm
*****The idea of this fascinates me. It alters my perecpetion of myself in relation to the world around me and my place in it and responsibility for the things that occur within it. In particular, " No matter what situation you find yourself in, it is a situation you made for yourself." How extremely true that is. Yet, how often I try to pass the buck onto someone or something else. I would never have done B if so and so or such and such had not done A. It is only when you can see your place in both A and B that you will truly be able to understand.
I would agree the author that this philosphy is "the tofu and potatoes" of Buddhism. I also agree that Buddhism is being changed in America to something that somewhat resembles Buddhism but only loosely. I think that is good thing though. Buddhism is a philosphy of change and adaptability-it seems a natural progression for it change and adapt to western culture. I also agree that some is lost with that, but some is also gained-as with any change and that is the value I see.
~~~~Where ever you go, there you are!
For my nine bucks, the real point of What The Bleep (thought the movie itself doesn't seem to know this) is when they speculate that the discoveries of quantum physics could lead humanity to a new kind of morality, the understanding that we ourselves are ultimately responsible for the world we live in. This is the meat and potatoes (or tofu and potatoes if you're like me) of Buddhism. Had those asswipes who attacked the WTC understood that it was they themselves who were responsible for the existence of the Great Satan America, things would've been a lot different. No matter what situation you find yourself in, it is a situation you made for yourself. And that includes everything, baby. Even all the stuff you think you had nothing to do with. If you don't like the President or his war, to take a popular example, try and understand how you created both of them yourself. Every suicide bomber and every Texas yokel on Bush's cabinet is you. Not figuratively. Literally. There is no one else they could possibly be.
Taken from-http://homepage.mac.com/doubtboy/WhatTheBleep.htm
*****The idea of this fascinates me. It alters my perecpetion of myself in relation to the world around me and my place in it and responsibility for the things that occur within it. In particular, " No matter what situation you find yourself in, it is a situation you made for yourself." How extremely true that is. Yet, how often I try to pass the buck onto someone or something else. I would never have done B if so and so or such and such had not done A. It is only when you can see your place in both A and B that you will truly be able to understand.
I would agree the author that this philosphy is "the tofu and potatoes" of Buddhism. I also agree that Buddhism is being changed in America to something that somewhat resembles Buddhism but only loosely. I think that is good thing though. Buddhism is a philosphy of change and adaptability-it seems a natural progression for it change and adapt to western culture. I also agree that some is lost with that, but some is also gained-as with any change and that is the value I see.
~~~~Where ever you go, there you are!
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