On 5/18/2014 6:33 AM, [email protected] [FairfieldLife] wrote:
What is his spiritual experience around this that would allow him
to be on Buddha at the Gas Pump anyway?
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According to what I've read, San Harris is a practicing Buddhist, so his
experiences would be probably similar to those of other Buddhists - the
realization that we are all connected in a non-dual relationship. It's a
very powerful realization, one that the Buddha, the first historical
yogin in India, described in some detail. I've already listed two books
for you to read that would help you understand this, "Buddhism Without
Beliefs" and "confessions of a Buddhist Atheist".
Buddhist Mindfullness practice is very similar to TM practice - without
Hindu beliefs.
pundister wrote:
Buck, I think the key word here is "Buddha"- maybe Harris is a
practicing "Buddhist". Go figure.
There are some who would label all Buddhists atheists, but that is not
really correct. Buddhists admit that there are many entities in the
universe that can't be seen by man. Millions of Buddhist worldwide
consider the gods to be sacred.
But, these entities are not capable of offering Buddhists the saving
grace, because they are not enlightened. A Buddhist believes in
enlightenment - that's why they are referred to as "Buddhists"-
enlightenment is not dependent on deities to instill the gnostic insight.
There are clear parallels between the Vajrayana and the Vedanta point of
view. It's not complicated.
Buck, I think the key word here is "Buddha"- maybe Harris is a
practicing "Buddhist". Go figure.
There are some who would label all Buddhists atheists, but that is not
really correct. Buddhists admit that there are many entities in the
universe that can't be seen by man. Millions of Buddhist worldwide
consider the gods to be sacred.
But, these entities are not capable of offering Buddhists the saving
grace, because they are not enlightened. A Buddhist believes in
enlightenment - that's why they are referred to as "Buddhists"-
enlightenment is not dependent on deities to instill the gnostic insight.
There are clear parallels between the Vajrayana and the Vedanta point of
view. It's not complicated.
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