Guest guest Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 On Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 11:23 AM, (AT) (DOT) com wrote: >> If it can't be explained, how can anyone new to it decide whether to " be " >> one? Or know if they're succeeding? > > It " may " not " will " be pointless. It can be explained, but someone for > whom > rigid dogma is important will probably not understand the Quaker approach > to > creed and dogma. Why presume the person asking is dogmatic? Nice bias, there. > As to how they will know if they are " succeeding " , first > we would have to define " success " . Succeed in being a Quaker, as opposed to being a Baptist, a Hindu, or a Moslem, for instance. It seems useless to bother going any further since no one can articulate anything about this. You could learn from Zen, though. It has no dogma, and is focused on the ineffable, but it certainly can be explained to others so they can decide if it might be for them. > > Lee-Gwen > Easy reading is damned hard writing. --Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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