--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <richard@...> wrote: > > > > So, even if one practices and "masters" jhana > > > techniques, one really isn't doing anything > > > spiritually good. You can see signs of this in > > > the entire world-wide Buddhist culture that > > > celebrates people burning themselves alive as > > > a good thing. > > > Curtis: > > I am very interested in the research that > > distinguishes the different brain states in > > different meditation practices, and enjoyed > > your post up to here. But this seems like a > > very anti-intellectual statement bordering on > > fanaticism induced, credibility destroying, > > stupidity. > > > Are there any research studies that indicates that > the 'world-wide Buddhist culture celebrates people > burning themselves alive as a good thing'? >
Of course not. That was just me being obnoxious. However, in my experience, the [easily accessible] online Buddhist community tends to favor such views, but even with that sample, I'm likely showing bias. L
