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Re: Is the Buddha an experimentalist?
@Lostie said:
@person said:
Then again, maybe too much experimentation can go wrong and isn't always for the best and there is much merit in following an established path.Well since The Buddha has no established path to follow so to speak, that would make him an experimentalist. I’m glad I am one too.
I think that statement was meant to be an addendum to my first post where I was pro experimentation. Sort of as a caution or a tempering of a level of experimentation where you lose track of the path and genuine spiritual development.
@person said:
Additionally everyone has different dispositions and are at different places on the path. Absent a truly wise, qualified teacher to direct us step by step experimentation is the way.The best medicine is that which is customized to the individual. Trying to strictly follow the written teaching might not be that fruitful.
Probably where I come down is to take the established teachings, select which are appropriate for your spot on the path and modify them or experiment to better suit them to your disposition.
person
Re: Pristine Pure Land Buddhism
Earth is both heaven and hell, it depends on the mind with which one views it.
Therefore it is best to remain lighthearted, for all the things that weigh you down
Are constructed of opinions.
A Palestinian refugee camp, a dead child — viewed with equanimity are as
Light as a feather. A beautiful garden filled with flowers and buzzing insects
Is a truer reflection of the Pure Land.
Namo Amituofo!
Jeroen
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
The mist didn't lift until mid-afternoon...
I remember growing up in London when the smog was so thick you could only see around a metre or two in front of you...
Shoshin1
Re: No Buddhist Quotes
“Take a coin. It has a head side, and a tails side. They are different, yet part of the same whole. Or take buying and selling. They are different processes, yet you cannot buy unless someone else sells. This is known as Advaita, nonduality, expressing the unity of things.”
— Alan Watts
Jeroen
