i agree with alan totally.
but, buddha said, ' there are few with little dust in their eyes'.
i have come across many who do not think that the suttas are important.
they cherry-pick what they like about buddhism.
but that is human nature, what can you do?
i have come to accept that many people are not too keen to
know what buddha really taught.
i have compassion for these people.
Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
But maybe the dhamma would.alan wrote:Friends,
Buddhism would not exist without the Suttas. ...
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Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
How?ground wrote:But maybe the dhamma would.alan wrote:Friends,
Buddhism would not exist without the Suttas. ...
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
Do you affirm that it would exist or negate that it would exist? (Please note the "maybe")tiltbillings wrote:How?ground wrote:But maybe the dhamma would.alan wrote:Friends,
Buddhism would not exist without the Suttas. ...
Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
I agree. It can be very easy to misunderstand what a teacher is saying if you don't actually try it out, and even if something seems to contradict, you should try to see if there is a way to resolve such a contradiction instead of just rejecting what that teacher is saying.mikenz66 wrote:Bakmoon wrote:Sure, but I'd be careful about too much looking for contradictions until you've actually practised with a teacher for a while. In my experience, understanding what the suttas is built on practice, rather than the other way around.Bakmoon wrote: When we do, we should make sure what they say doesn't contradict the suttas, but we can't ask for them to prove from the suttas every last detail of their advice because the suttas don't always give that level of detail. As long as nothing contradicts, you should be okay.
Mike
The non-doing of any evil,
The performance of what's skillful,
The cleansing of one's own mind:
This is the Buddhas' teaching.
The performance of what's skillful,
The cleansing of one's own mind:
This is the Buddhas' teaching.
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Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
This OP is a bit unusual to me. I haven't found anyone on here that has "disregarded the suttas"...
what a strange thing to say...
may all be well
what a strange thing to say...
may all be well
"whatever one frequently thinks and ponders upon will be the inclination of one's mind"
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Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
As usual, word games.ground wrote: Do you affirm that it would exist or negate that it would exist? (Please note the "maybe")
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
I would call it a suggestion rather than word game. It is just that an assertion of the kind "it is [this or that]" is missing and it is left to the reader.tiltbillings wrote:As usual, word games.ground wrote: Do you affirm that it would exist or negate that it would exist? (Please note the "maybe")
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Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
In other words: word games.ground wrote:I would call it a suggestion rather than word game. It is just that an assertion of the kind "it is [this or that]" is missing and it is left to the reader.tiltbillings wrote:As usual, word games.ground wrote: Do you affirm that it would exist or negate that it would exist? (Please note the "maybe")
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
You may call the suggestion as you like.tiltbillings wrote:In other words: word games.ground wrote:I would call it a suggestion rather than word game. It is just that an assertion of the kind "it is [this or that]" is missing and it is left to the reader.tiltbillings wrote:As usual, word games.
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Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
A word game.ground wrote: You may call the suggestion as you like.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Re: Disregarding the Suttas is the height of arrogance.
Yes, there is quite a lot of room for interpretation in terms of the detail. And as they say "the devil is in the detail".Bakmoon wrote: When we do, we should make sure what they say doesn't contradict the suttas, but we can't ask for them to prove from the suttas every last detail of their advice because the suttas don't always give that level of detail. As long as nothing contradicts, you should be okay.
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