--- 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. >
even if you're certain that the practice is beneficial for all, you can't force people to do it. They can always sit there with their eyes closed and ignore you for 20 minutes. 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/
