--- In [email protected], "Dick Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In this month last year this list had 5302 emails - the most it has had in a month, and a hell of a lot. I picked one at random, and which asked this fascinating question.. > > ["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?"] > > My answer is no, I would not do it. If I had a magic wand to give > people the deepest known transcendent mystical experience then I > would bury it many fathoms deep so that nobody would ever find it. > These things MUST happen to people when they are ready to cope with > it - not before. Their inner system of dynamics knows when they > can cope with it or they would not have had it.
Fine, but now could you answer the question that was asked? One does not mess with other peoples minds and lives - talking can be both food for thought or turmoil for some - and that is problematic enough, and a choice we each have to make. Leave their inner growth to themselves. But mere words here or there can help a little - and for those who's ears cannot hear it then no problem, for they will wave it anyway. > > > > As for legislation of state laws, then that is invariable a hotchpotch made by fools and greedy sods for bigger fools and even more greedy sods. > > > > Merlin. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Everything you need is one click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/AHchtC/4FxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
