>> Recognizing that, the Buddha prepared different >> teachings to accommodate different ranges (this is >> called upaya).
[ snip ] >> I know you won't like me for correcting you, but it is >> my duty to set you on a straight path to Dharma. I >> would be violating my vows if I didn't tell you this, >> as hurtful as it may be (chalk it under the 'tough >> love' rubric). what's so very interesting is that you, alex, vehemently insist that there is One Straight Path to Dharma (at least, your version of it, & your straight path), that other understandings (or expressions, or attempts) are "heathen" practice... while at the same time saying that the Buddha had many different ways of teaching. lighten up, guy. it's not your way or the high way. i wonder just who your teacher was... was there one? or are you too an autodidact, with all the faults of your own teacher? - elk ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
