On 7/27/05, mihaeru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected], Neutral Milk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > a) one that advocates using the supporting material (i.e. the
> > scriptures), quoted appropriately to the context of the discussion
> >
> > b) another one that advocates avoiding using the supporting material
> > (not using the scriptures as a resource, but drawing on life itself)
> >
> > These two currents seem to reflect different philosophies, different
> > outlooks on life. It's a tug of war, and it may be difficult to see
> > which side has higher merit.
>
> Mmmh. I wouldn't say scriptures are completely useless. They could be
> and are indeed in many cases very useful. But I would say to use the
> scriptures without any context, without any context to life itself is
> questionable. So when posting texts in a discussion-list, it would be
> interesting to know what people themself are intending to show about it.
>
> Mike
I agree. The only kicker is that scriptures *are* life itself! So long
as we bottle the scriptures up and put them in a special bullet proof
glass case up in some mausoleum, and meanwhile turn around and study
'life' as we see it, we're totally missing the point.
Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
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