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FollowingTheDao on May 23, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Open Buddhist University

> I'd expect a buddhist teacher to be a lot more chill.

The perception that monks can never exhibit emotion or should always be relaxed is a purely American idea and a stereotype.

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tasuki on May 23, 2023 [–]

I'm not American, I'm a European.

tasuki on May 23, 2023 | [–]

(the perception that a random poster on the internet is American is a purely American idea and a stereotype ;-)

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