Stories about rebellion
2 Buddhist wisdom stories about rebellion from Buddhist teachers, each linked to the original talk.
- Rabbi Bernstein believed in rebirthStory · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: Moshe Bernstein, a rebellious Perth rabbi Brahm met via a cancer-support group, said he believed in rebirth; the head rabbi confirmed Jewish teaching doesn't — 'but Rabbi…
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Rabbi Bernstein. Still remember him, Moshi Bernstein. And one of the reasons I always remember him was because he was a rebel. You know, he told me when we just discussing things, he said, "No, I believe in rebirth, too." I thought, "But you're a rabbi, a Jewish person. You're not supposed to believe in rebirth." He said, "But I do." And then I checked him up with one of the head rabbis in Perth. He said, "No, Jewish people don't believe in rebirth, but Rabbi Bernstein does." Oh, yeah. Him. He was a rebel
- Where everybody thinks the same, no one thinks at allAnalogy · Ajahn Brahm
In brief: At Dalhousie University he joked their Latin motto should be replaced with: where everybody thinks the same, no one thinks at all — praising rebellious, deeper seeing.
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change the name to the old slogan where everybody thinks the same where everybody thinks the same no one thinks at all