tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post8334792496187617783..comments2024-03-29T09:32:34.853-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Cathy Lynn Grossman — 'I'm a Marxist,' Dalai Lama tells Chinese studentsmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-73410785070389112262013-01-22T10:45:16.227-05:002013-01-22T10:45:16.227-05:00Marx was against normative religion, as the Dalai ...Marx was against normative religion, as the Dalai Lama observes later in the post.<br /><br />At their spiritual core all religions and wisdom traditions are essentially the same.<br /><br />On the normative surface, religions are means of social control, and eventually most devolve into businesses.<br /><br />Marxism is a humanistic religion. Buddhism is a transcendental religion. Both are non-theistic, and core Marxism is a lot more dogmatic than core Buddhism.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-68020711211300480482013-01-22T03:20:16.080-05:002013-01-22T03:20:16.080-05:00so, was Marx a closet Buddhist?so, was Marx a closet Buddhist?Roger Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515506247888521516noreply@blogger.com