Quote from shawnlin108>>

First things first I knew it was a trap after I said cringe in my previous comment,

What trap are you talking about? Did you set a trap? Because I certainly didn't.

I'm not an orientalist,

To be frank, it's not really your place to decide whether you are or not.

my father loved his Chinese food, language, Asian Art as he was stationed in Japan during his enlistment.

siiiiigggghhh .... this has very strong "some of my best friends are Asian" energy.

First I don't preconceive and come to a conclusion, I observe with impartiality as best I can.

Most people who claim impartiality don't realize how biased they really are.

Buddha has too deep of a culture to be understood from western oriented perspective.

WHAT!?? Why are you perpetuating the whole "inscrutable Asian" stereotype? You know what? All the rest of this ...

And yes the Asian man, is a real person and he is a very intelligent person if he can play AD&D. I mostly read the weapons in Oriental Adventures, to be honest the book was so weird I could not even read very much at the time, and yes it did make me cringe. I like the use of an alter ego personified as a fantasy Monk who has found his Enlightenment even if I have not found my own. The lack of attention, is a problem in this day and age, so mindfulness has come to the forefront, and a well written book like the PH can help. We don't live as isolate ego's we are all intertwined in projections, the ego is a process and interdependent like anything else, so I try to be impersonal with my thoughts when possible.

... is weird, rambling, and not really very coherent. I've tried to engage with you and tried to educate you and I don't feel like I'm getting very far and the things you are saying are creeping me out, so I'm going to disengage.

I liked post #22. Valid.

I will take the advice in post 22 as best that I can.