A former Buddhist monk reflects on Buddhism, becoming a Navy chaplain, and how his experiences guide the spiritual leadership he provides to sailors across the United States Navy.
Video by Army Specialist Christian Brailey
Transcript
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Aroon Seeda: Before I joined the Navy, I’m full-time Buddhist monk. My name is Chaplain Aroon Seeda, a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy. I work as religious ministry department head as a clinical chaplain. The one things that are important of what I learned from the temple is how to be centered, how to be mindful, and how to ground myself. When I saw the soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen that had to go through a difficult time, mindfulness meditation is the one of the tool that I … has been used for a long long time, and I believe this is really something that can help them.
Uma nação que nasceu e cresceu sob a égide do cristianismo, ter que “abraçar” crenças centradas em vãs filosofias (Cl 2:8) mostra o fracasso dos que precederam seus fundadores.