Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 GuruRatings , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote: GuruRatings , " Matthew " <matthewfiles@> wrote: > > GuruRatings , ecirada <ecirada@> wrote: > > > >> Lotus Sutra (Ch.14): A bodhisattva [...] does not hold other Buddhists > > >> in contempt, > > >> not even those who follow the Hinayana path, nor does he cause them to > > >> have doubts > > >> or regrets by criticizing their way of practice or making > > >> discouraging remarks. > > >> > > >> The Buddha did not teach sectarianism. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > Nor did Jesus. If there was such a person. > > > > > > ~A > > > > > > > > Jesus might be as real as the proverbial lord of death, Yama > > in the Indian pantheon and Hades in the ancient Greek one. > > There are quite a few incidences in the N.T. regarding > > Pharisees (members of ancient Jewish sect) that don't convey > > a notion of mutual acceptance - if text are interpreted literally. > > Not fundamentally different from: > > > > http://snipurl.com/knd0q > > > .....Makes perfect sense since > Buddha wasn't a bodhisattva. > He didn't have to follow what > he proscribed for boddhisattvas. > > Matthew > Namaste, Gautam was a Buddha, a bhodisattva, an avatar, a descent or whatever term you want to use. It is just a concept for somebody who 'puts off' realisation to come and help.....or it could be their karma.. We are all descents and avatars anyway so it is just a concept, for why anybody would wish or need to put off realisation I don't know... --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 GuruRatings , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote: GuruRatings , ecirada <ecirada@> wrote: > > Tony OClery wrote: > > [...] > > > > We are all descents and avatars anyway so it is just a concept, for why anybody would wish or need to put off realisation I don't know...> > > There's a perspective that the entire path regards at first a > redirection of prana into the > proper channels till the recognition event occurs. Then, prana continues > to flow in those > channels till nirvana occurs, and one is aware of the flow. So what > could prevent the > natural course is demeritorious behavior (booze, drugs, junk food etc.) > which inevitably > results in bad karma. > > I once met a Dutch MD who not only knew Kalu Rinpoche rather well but > also was > familiar with his physical condition. He said it was a miracle he still > was alive and > attributed that to the wish to be of service to his disciples as long as > possible. > Hence the MD was convinced that Kalu Rinpoche was beyond reincarnation and > told me that if nevertheless the clergy would state otherwise, he would > quit Tibetan > Buddhism. He kept his word and left. > > A similar issue is that of Xian mystics - many 'realized' not because of > clerical > doctrines but despite them ;-) > > Jan > Namaste Jan, I think that bhakti and dualism cause the concept for there is no room in ajata and advaita for it really........... --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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