Guest guest Posted April 27, 2001 Report Posted April 27, 2001 >The Buddha didn't found Buddhism either. When the Buddha was roaming >the country, many "attained" nirvana (substratum remaining) because of he >himself being the perfect example of the teaching. And then, the issue >that the >abandoned wife and child became disciples. Try that with an abandoned wife >now... She will probably shoot you at first sight >That shows the "evolution" of selfishness... Whereas no-self is "the" issue... >Hence the many splits after the Buddha passed into parinirvana... >Hence the limited value of many ancient scriptures - human values did change >considerably. Hi Jan, Many human values change because of the scriptures which are re-modulated. Are there modern teachings that you consider of value? What are they? Lobster Quote
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2001 Report Posted April 27, 2001 At 21:47 30/04/01 +1000, you wrote: >The true teacher cannot teach you anything .. > > but can only re-mind you > of that > which on some level > you already know > >cw Thanks Chris, This too is the purpose of satsangh to be reminded of what our teachers and our deeper knowlede know Lobster Quote
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Posted April 30, 2001 On 4/27/01 at 6:07 AM Lobster wrote: [...] º ºHi Jan, ºMany human values change because of the scriptures ºwhich are re-modulated. ºAre there modern teachings that you consider of value? ºWhat are they? º ºLobster Hi Lobster, That's a good question - what would be the mark of a valuable teaching? Not having needed any teaching myself, that could be seen as that life itself is the teaching. Another measure is to look at the effects of a teaching on the students - how it effects their way of living, their way of expressing themselves and their outlook on life and fellow creatures. Regarding modern teachings, I don't know any at all "Man know thyself" in many variations - that has always been the teaching. The difference has been in the "interconnectedness of all life forms" issue as to prevent "I and my liberation" type of ego-trippers from deluding themselves and harming others. Jan Quote
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2001 Report Posted April 30, 2001 The true teacher cannot teach you anything .. but can only re-mind you of that which on some level you already know cw Quote
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