More of the quote is below. Be a lamp unto yourself.
but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as
their refuge, shall not look for refuge to anyone beside themselves, it is they
who shall reach the highest goal.
The lamp is Truth, not whatever truths people
I always thought Buddha's Truth is just reality, just the current
moment, akin to Bill!'s JUST THIS. It does seem to be true that the
current moment, when I am not so upset as to miss it, the correct path
is plainly evident. Not truth but Truth - not an enumerable, verbal
list of thoughts, but
Joe,
Buddha always adjusted monastic rules (vinaya), based on circumstances and
time. When he was dying, he reminded of the adjustments, but had no time to
realize. A lot of puzzles have been left since. His words led to diversions he
had trouble imagining. Now Mahayanist monks run busness
Christ,
Nobody on this list worry about the highlighted words below. If there are, let
me know.
Anthony
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