Buddhist #1 and Buddhist #2 operate a business together and have been close friends for over a year now.
One day, Buddhist #2 unveils his true sociopathic identity, steals all the business funds and makes a clean getaway.
How does the Buddhist #1 make peace with the situation?
2007-04-06 22:56:20 · 19 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
These are serious questions...
2007-04-06 23:04:05 · update #1
I'm sure he would be confused. But confusion is a part of life as is anger, love, and jealousy. With the Buddhists I've know (I'm not Buddhist) they all seem to have the same reactions as I do, but they tend to recover quicker. Now if your talking a Buddhist Monk? I would say there would be no reaction at all. And life would continue without any fan fare of intense reactions. As an example there was a Buddhist that got a particularly nasty e-mail, it read...."budda is dead you moron move on with your life". His reply...."You are alive, friend, move on with Buddha's death." Tan Chade Meng.
2007-04-07 02:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by delux_version 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since Buddhist #2 was either not a true buddhist (a true buddhist cannot be a 'hidden' sociopath) or was a sociopathic buddhist from the beginning, and thus made little or no attempt to conceal their very nature, the actions of Buddhist #2 are entirely irrelevant to the actions of Buddhist #1.
Buddhist #1 would still run the business, because it is a true buddhist, and thus would be doing what it wanted to do all along.
One Buddha cannot get in another Buddha's way, if one is a true Buddha.
2007-04-07 06:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by Khnopff71 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think Buddhist #1 should tell the police. It's not a sin to do that if you're a buddhist -- it is the most honest way you can try to solve things, especially fraud. If Buddhist #1 feels absolutely uncomfortable at having to contact the police, then Buddhist #1 should try and get in contact with Buddhist #2. Buddhist #1 needs to talk things over -- not passively, or aggressively, but assertively. This means getting his/her point across to Buddhist #2, and talk about how if he/she is a true Buddhist, then he/she should learn that this is the wrong way to a wrong journey. Incarnation, Karma-- everything! Buddhist #1 needs to make it clear how he/she feels about it, how he/she wants to do this peacefully, and how to persuade Buddhist #2 into letting go his/her troubled ways. If things don't work, and the fraud is immensely HUGE, I insist you tell someone close about it-- particularly another Buddhist. Someone who can settle this dispute.
And if all doesn't work out, call the cops. That's fraud, and he/she shouldn't be able to get away with it.
Hope things work out! =]
2007-04-10 19:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by geml0vely888 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's difficult for me to comprehend a true Buddhist being a sociopath. That being said, I suspect Buddhist #1 would consider this "fraud" as part of the human condition, & without malice move on in harmony with the consequences since any negative action would impact HIS Karma. But I know so little--I hope a Buddhist will answer your question.
2007-04-07 15:28:28 · answer #4 · answered by Valac Gypsy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddhist #1 has his own personality and does whatever he has to. He might laugh it off. He might hire the FBI. He might hunt the guy down himself and rob it back.
There is no right or wrong. There is no generic answer. He does what he has to do to make himself feel better about the whole situation. Maybe he does the thing that makes him feel better, or maybe he does something and it makes him feel worse.
Its not the answer itself that he's looking for, but his relationship to his motivation and his circumstances that he has to work through. Buddhism is not about following guidelines, you never find anything like that. Buddhism is about being human and making "mistakes" and learning from what you do. All situations are ripe with truth, but you have to try for yourself.
So if you are actually Buddhist #1, don't ask us. You know what you think you should do. Don't depend on us to understand exactly what you are going through, because we don't.
2007-04-07 21:58:34 · answer #5 · answered by Teaim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhist 1 probably calls the police
2007-04-07 05:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by funaholic 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about buddhists but I surely would not cry over spilled milk forever. I would be angry and sad for a while but not for long. Life is too short for that. And I would not pollute my life by hating my ex-friend. That would be giving him too much power.
(some time later) I just remembered: exactly the same thing happened to one of my acquaintances who is a Buddhist. She tried to reason it away to the best of her ability but she hasn't gotten over the betrayal yet. The bitterness, plus her feeling of failure to accept her karma ... not a good state of mind.
But actually, I don't think it has anything to do with religion. Some people find it more easy to move on and let go of past disappointments while others are just unable to forgive and forget.
2007-04-07 06:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Buddist #1 should forgive Buddhist # 2.
2007-04-07 06:01:29 · answer #8 · answered by persnicady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhist #1 understands that Buddhist #2's getaway is not clean, and accepts that things will work out for both of them in the end as they tend to do.
2007-04-09 17:54:51 · answer #9 · answered by Rockvillerich 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on how much training B# 1 has undergone. I believe most of B. will be sad and ask for legal interference; but that is all they can do besides asking Buddha for guidance. No violence or vow for revenge will be made under any circumstance. I trust all they can say is " this is the punishment for my bad karma".
High trained Buddhist also did the same thing except they will easily let these events pass and continue their life calmly! Since the heaven's wrath is slow but sure!
2007-04-10 15:35:20 · answer #10 · answered by holyfire 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋