-More jewels of wisdom (below). In addition, most Buddhists are nihilists and have been duped into the false idea that after getting Enlightened, dropping the body (and all subtle bodies) is a "higher" state of evolution than maintaining a body. Even on logical grounds this is baloney since the Absolute is Absolute regardless of whether a "body is present or not. Besides, why would one not maintain a body for an infinity of time in order to assist others in attaining the goal of Enlightenment. This is the Boddhisattva vow (valid for Buddhas who wish to maintain a body in some realm in order to help others). I don't see how others can be helped without bodies to do the work. However, the illogic of the nihilistic schools of Buddhism is not shared by the Pure Land School or the followers of Nichiren. In the Pure Land school, one attains Enlightenment then continues to live indefinitely with a subtle body in the Pure Land of the Amitabha Buddha.
n [email protected], "demaris4" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good one... According to OUR SPIRITUAL HERITAGE (the book), the > trouble with Buddhism is its "pernicious egalitarianism." Hmmm. > > d4 > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The trouble with Buddhists is that they are too attached to > Buddhism > > to be Buddhists. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
