--- TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > > "If you knew of a spiritual practice that you were > *certain* produced beneficial effects to all who > practice it, and produced equally beneficial > effects > for the world as a whole, and you had the ability > to > legislate the practice and force everyone to do > it, > would it be ethical to do so; that is, would such > an > approach be in accord with the dharma?" > > Unc
I see this as a non-dilemma. You're assuming, in your proposition, such a teaching/technique exists and such an assumption is false. It is the belief that a teaching is universally beneficial to all people that creates the horrible religious conflicts and spiritual elitism that have always wracked the world. the only way to know if a spiritual practice is beneficial to you is to practice it for some time and see what happens. > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html 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/
