--- In [email protected], Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- 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.
I agree. Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/
