Mike, I'll split the difference with you. I'll call the Eight-fold Path not just dogma but Buddhist dogma.
I thought the term 'Buddha Dharma' and Buddhism meant the same things. How do you see them as different? ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "mike" <uerusuboyo@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > That's a step in the right direction, but nothing the Buddha taught was ever > intended to be taken as dogma. He was explicit in that. It's those pesky > Buddhists who came after that created the dogma. The Buddha Dharma invites > you to see for yourself and accept nothing on faith/belief. Still, it's a > start. > > Mike > > --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Merle, > > Here's something for you to consider as you ponder the recent events in > > Boston and so many other places in the world... > > > > > > > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > > > > > Merle, > > > > Please don't think I was being flippant by my comment about envying you. > > I'm sure it's no small thing for you. What I mean is that it gives you > > the opportunity to really discover a part of you and what makes you > > tick. It can be a real voyage of discovery with the reward of > > transcending a particularly destructive negative emotion. > > > > It can be transcending because by the method of noting what's happening > > to your body-mind you can come to understand the processes of what makes > > your fear arise and pass. > > > > Remember, meditation shouldn't only be undertaken in one particular > > frame of mind. We need to sit when tired, awake, happy, sad, bored, > > excited, comfortable, fearful etc. We need to face the whole gamut of > > human emotions, warts and all, if we're to really come to know > > ourselves. Again, this is a perfect example of where a relationship with > > a teacher would be optimum. We're here for you in the > > > meantime. > > > > Mike > > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
