Guest guest Posted February 28, 2000 Report Share Posted February 28, 2000 Hey! Those "enemies" are only wrathfuls having fun - Joyce Found a nice quote to share from somewhere and I can't give credit as Ive forgotten where its from - so think of it as a message from innate wisdom. "The Buddha rejected all absolute soul theories, postulations of a rigidly fixed identity or static personal essence, with his cardinal doctrine of selflessness or soullessness (anatma) He taught that the psychological habit of assuming a fixed subjectivity, an unchanging identity, was the key obstacle to a good life. But the Buddha never rejected the relative presence of a living self. He insisted on the continuity of the changeable fluid soul life after life. He insisted on the relative self's reality, vulnerability, responsibility and evolutionary potential. His teaching of the universal relativity of the self opened up a vision of a vast interconnectedness of the individual with the boundless forms of life. This vision of inevitable interconnectedness inspired the popular determination in Buddhist societies for persons consciously to evolve toward realizing their highest potential and transfroming the whole world into a positive environment." Joyce > Preston Cox <ragnbone > > Christophe wrote: >> >> Being Them--or "putting yourself in the place of the 'other'"--sounds like >> good ol' Dharma to me. On the tantric level,--do you think we could >> say--"should you find yourself the victum of teachings, instructions, and >> empowerements of an other Yidam's transmissions; remember, they are you." >> ?? Kind of like that concept--instead of "be yourself" why not "Be It." or >> BE Them!" >> >> Chris > > As Lama Pogo once said: "We have met the enemy and they are us." > > -- Preston > > ------ > Why wait for a credit decision? Get one instantly! Apply for > the Capital One 9.9% Fixed APR Visa Platinum! > http://click./1/1895/2/_/696152/_/951759957/ > ------ > > > Post message: bodhisangha > Subscribe: bodhisangha- > Un: bodhisangha- > List owner: bodhisangha-owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > /community/bodhisangha > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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