Other conditions today???
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:32 am
Hi All,
although I have seen this sentiment before, it is raising its head again, and I am curious
to quote the post
I am curious in relation to what the Buddha Taught how these "other conditions" make it no longer relevant today?
I personally see no difference on the practical level and the level of the teaching, sure externally we have different means of distracting, pleasuring, & harming ourselves and others, but on the level of practice it is the same from my perspective. Even on the more metaphysical level of rebirth, heavens... these have not been disproved to my knowledge either, so can still be seen as relevant & useful by those who believe in such things.
those of you who believe there are different conditions... than 2600 years ago please clarify what they are and why?
so here are more precise questions for those who believe there are "other conditions" and remember responses maybe challenged so use evidence/support where possible.
(edited to try to make it easier to understand.)
although I have seen this sentiment before, it is raising its head again, and I am curious
to quote the post
(emphasis added)original post of inspiration wrote:would somebody who have no more doubt, doubt that we live 2500 years after the Buddha with other conditions?
I am curious in relation to what the Buddha Taught how these "other conditions" make it no longer relevant today?
I personally see no difference on the practical level and the level of the teaching, sure externally we have different means of distracting, pleasuring, & harming ourselves and others, but on the level of practice it is the same from my perspective. Even on the more metaphysical level of rebirth, heavens... these have not been disproved to my knowledge either, so can still be seen as relevant & useful by those who believe in such things.
those of you who believe there are different conditions... than 2600 years ago please clarify what they are and why?
so here are more precise questions for those who believe there are "other conditions" and remember responses maybe challenged so use evidence/support where possible.
Question 1 wrote:what are these other conditions?
Question 2 wrote:why & how are they different to causes in the time of the Buddha?
Question 3 wrote:how & why are the teachings disproved, irrelevant, not appropriate due to these new conditions?
Question 4 wrote:how is this outside world more materialistic/worse for practice/what ever else you believe it to be, and how does that change things in regard to the teachings & practice?
Question 5 wrote:how are we different (in relation to the Buddhas teachings & practice) to people back when the teachings took place? and why does this matter?
Question 6a wrote:how & why is it more complicated/difficult to see today than then? how do we proliferate, ignore the obvious, fool ourselves any more than then?
if 6a is not relivant to you please answer 6b instead
Question 6b wrote:how & why is it easier to see today than in the Buddha's time? how don't we proliferate, ignore the obvious, fool ourselves less than then?
if both 6a & 6b are not relevant please come up with your own question and answer it, but please indicate a question you are answering
(edited to try to make it easier to understand.)