Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 @ Harsha wrote: > Good question Jill! if two people have a child, both should obviously lovingly take care of it without thinking of themselves as sinners. >Too bad that Buddha ran away though and left his wife and child to go > meditate. That has bothered a lot of people throughout the ages. > Buddha's leaving his wife and child seems wrong, does it not? Does any Buddhist wish to defend Buddha, please feel free. Siddhartha ran away? where would he go? What do we know of what became of his family.. Anyone? T. > There are different schools of thought on the nature of sin in the > spiritual traditions and it is a complex topic. Bhagavan always said > that, "Nonviolence is the first principle". That is also the first axiom > of yoga. So if one is immersed in the feeling of nonviolence and amity, > then actions will be guided by it. > > What do you all think? > Love to all > Harsha > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 - TC Monday, May 02, 2005 9:38 AM Re: [MillionPaths] Be As You Are - Life in the wo @ Harsha wrote:> Good question Jill! if two people have a child, both shouldobviously lovingly take care of it without thinking of themselves assinners.>Too bad that Buddha ran away though and left his wife and child togo > meditate. That has bothered a lot of people throughout the ages. > Buddha's leaving his wife and child seems wrong, does it not? Doesany Buddhist wish to defend Buddha, please feel free.Siddhartha ran away?where would he go?What do we know of what became of his family.. Anyone?T. AFAIK it's a Herman Hesse story....a book of the month on one website. a. a. > There are different schools of thought on the nature of sin in the > spiritual traditions and it is a complex topic. Bhagavan alwayssaid > that, "Nonviolence is the first principle". That is also the firstaxiom > of yoga. So if one is immersed in the feeling of nonviolence andamity, > then actions will be guided by it.> > What do you all think?> Love to all> Harsha> > >/join "Love itself is the actual form of God."Sri RamanaIn "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 TC wrote: >@ Harsha wrote: > > >>Good question Jill! if two people have a child, both should >> >> >obviously lovingly take care of it without thinking of themselves as >sinners. > > >>Too bad that Buddha ran away though and left his wife and child to >> >> >go > > >>meditate. That has bothered a lot of people throughout the ages. >>Buddha's leaving his wife and child seems wrong, does it not? Does >> >> >any Buddhist wish to defend Buddha, please feel free. > >Siddhartha ran away? >where would he go? > >What do we know of what became of his family.. Anyone? >T. > > > The story goes, wife & kid became followers / devotees (take your pick), later. BTW Ramana ran away from home as well, his family went through a lot of effort to locate him. Read the biography,enlightening story ;-) > > >> There are different schools of thought on the nature of sin in the >>spiritual traditions and it is a complex topic. Bhagavan always >> >> >said > > >>that, "Nonviolence is the first principle". That is also the first >> >> >axiom > > >>of yoga. So if one is immersed in the feeling of nonviolence and >> >> >amity, > > >>then actions will be guided by it. >> >>What do you all think? >>Love to all >>Harsha >> >> >> > > > > > > >/join > > > > > >"Love itself is the actual form of God." > >Sri Ramana > >In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma > Links > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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