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But seriously, ultimately we must remember, in all these issues, some of us are correct, some of us are incorrect.
The fool who knows that he is a fool can, for that reason, be a wise man; but the fool who thinks that he is wise is, indeed, called a fool.” - Dhammapada 63
But on a more serious note, more on topic as well, one can know what the dhamma is about, have right view, but still be deluded.. How? Deluded here doesn't mean not understanding reality, but not being ready to embrace it as it is. In Buddha's terms, that's also still delusion. That's why there is a distinction between levels of realization. One level is seeing dhamma, others are accepting it. So wrong view and delusion aren't the same.
I thought that was quite interesting to add, because I don't think a lot of people know this.
Yes, there is an importance difference between the two. Having wrong view in a situation can happen easily due to our ingrained thought and behaviour patterns.
My point has been that seeing them as ontological statements does not lead to the necessary application. I would have stayed a practicing Catholic if the application of ideas led to the changes I needed and have found in my Buddhist practice - being a Catholic only took me so far.
i am still new to Buddhism altho its been a wonderful journey so far from all that i have come to understand is that love and understanding of our self and others seems to hold the most truth thank you all this is my first post Coz
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As long as we don't know the truth, it isn't particularly useful to stick to a specific view.
The fool who knows that he is a fool can, for that reason, be a wise man; but the fool who thinks that he is wise is, indeed, called a fool.” - Dhammapada 63
But on a more serious note, more on topic as well, one can know what the dhamma is about, have right view, but still be deluded.. How? Deluded here doesn't mean not understanding reality, but not being ready to embrace it as it is. In Buddha's terms, that's also still delusion. That's why there is a distinction between levels of realization. One level is seeing dhamma, others are accepting it. So wrong view and delusion aren't the same.
I thought that was quite interesting to add, because I don't think a lot of people know this.
from all that i have come to understand is that love and understanding of our self
and others seems to hold the most truth thank you all this is my first post
Coz