Suresh, I don't have a lot of knowledge in most of these areas but I will say I agree with you that if you believe there are rules and you also believe there is a God, then they are one and the same.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], SURESH JAGADEESAN <varamtha@...> wrote: > > Dear all, > > This is to share my conversation in another forum. You can comment. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Question: "God, Paramatma, is not going to question us why are we not doing a > particular ritual , when we are true to our conscience." > > Suresh: Only for these two lines I am prompted to reply. > > I don't know what word to use so that it doesn't hurt you, but > indicate your mistake. > > Please tell me when? Whom? Where or which? God in this universe ever > asked or questioned an individual that why on the earth, you haven't > done this or that? > > The paramatma or god is the rules. Rules and god are not different. > > Buddha's Dhamma pada is an immediate understandable example. Buddha > declared there is a law that is to be followed. He did not say there > is god who created laws. > > So if you don't follow certain laws you will get that much less > benefits. That is all, it is as simple as that. > > If you don't follow any of the Brahminic practices / rules, then > follow Buddha's eightfold path, a proper road laid by him to walk into > it without any doubts. (Right view, Right intention, Right speech, > Right action, Right livelihood, Right effort, Right mindfulness, Right > concentration) > > But in this eightfold path, almost all of them are very difficult to > follow today. But you can work back. > > That is, have right concentration, which is Meditation or enquiry. > > When we concentrate on enquiry of who am I, then we are mindful, and > mindfulness lead to right effort, and that effort directs right > livelihood, that right livelihood leads to right action, right action > brings right speech, right speech shows right intention, right > intention brings right view of who you really are. > > So start meditation more deep and intense and enquire who am I? That > is the only dharma one need to do. > > Best regards > Suresh > > > > > > > -- > Thanks and best regards > J.Suresh > New No.3, Old No.7, > Chamiers road - 1st Lane, > Alwarpet, > Chennai - 600018 > Ph: 044 42030947 > Mobile: 91 9884071738 > > > > -- > Thanks and best regards > J.Suresh > New No.3, Old No.7, > Chamiers road - 1st Lane, > Alwarpet, > Chennai - 600018 > Ph: 044 42030947 > Mobile: 91 9884071738 > ------------------------------------ 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/
