Hi Peter, Marsha If I might step in here...
I think he means - freedom from suffering - to attain something that would be called 'happiness'...removing the 'dis' from 'disease' . ultimately I think the Buddhist goal is to attain liberation from the cycle of reincarnation (through right thought and action that will help to change your karma) ...but I think that even if one doesn't believe in the notion of reincarnation...one can (or at least I can) benefit from and understand the concept of the freedom from the suffering we create in our own mind by really looking 'thoughtfully' into our own mental chatter, desires and distorted states of mind - that cause our own suffering. Margaret > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Peter Corteen > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 8:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MD] The Dalai Lama's advice > > > Hi Marsha, > > What does the Dalai mean when he says freedom? > Is he referring to the freedom to choose one's parents in the > next life? or the greater freedom to avoid reincarnation > altogether and step out of the game and into the void? > > If he means the extra but still limited freedom afforded by > recognition of one's conditioning then I can go along with > his words in the paragraph you clipped. Otherwise I would > have to compartmentalise his verbiage along with all the > other creationist claptrap. > > Regards > > -Peter > > > On 15/10/2007, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > To attain freedom, we must all cultivate insight into > ourselves and > > rid ourselves of our distorted states of mind. We must also > beware the > > danger of "extreme self-centeredness," and cherish others' > welfare as > > much as our own, although our compassion for others must also be > > tempered by our knowledge of "not being." > > > > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-kung/dalai-lama-dispenses-spir_ > > b_68333.html > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.10/1070 - Release > Date: 10/14/2007 9:22 AM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.11/1071 - Release Date: 10/15/2007 6:48 AM Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
