david - yes, I like your take on this. <literal versions are just very bad interpretations of good ideas>
It seems to me that working so hard to prove there is or is not a god, or life after death is just pointless. one of my definitions of freedom is simply NOT feeling the need to prove anything; OR recognizing the need and not giving into it. Ahhh, what a relief when I don't 'have' to make a point, win an argument, get approval... freedom = a feeling of relief? mm > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > david buchanan > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:11 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MD] The Dalai Lama's advice > > > > Peter said: > Buddhism, like Christianity and Islam, promises life after > death; realising the lie in that is one of the biggest steps > to freedom you can take. > > dmb says: > I know for a fact that there is life after death. Or at least > there has been plenty in the past. I don't mean to say that > dead people come back to life. That's never happened, but > life in general just keeps going. Despite all the many deaths > every day, there are enough births and hatches to keep up. > That should be enough re-incarnaton for anyone. Maybe life > after death also means life after the ego or little self is > seen as such. I mean, literal interpretations of life after > death doctrines can't be taken seriously, of course, but try > looking at the idea in more abstract terms and then its not > so silly. It seems the literal versions are just very bad > interpretations of good ideas. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word > scramble challenge with star power. > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmail textlink_oct 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: 269.14.13/1074 - Release Date: 10/16/2007 2:14 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.13/1074 - Release Date: 10/16/2007 2:14 PM 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/
