How do u know if u're misleading others or not?

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Re: How do u know if u're misleading others or not?

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melancholy wrote:actual experience also sometimes can be misleading. how many teachers and gurus claimed they were truly enlighten? many examples available for this.
This is a good point. You can't know if what they claim is dhamma just on the claim that it is "actual experience". The only reason I brought it up was to emphasize that it is the only way the SPEAKER is able to be honest. If the speaker has directly verified what they are speaking on then THEY are not misleading. However, the LISTENER is still in the same boat they were at the beginning - if someone tells them that they experienced something directly they must still take it with a grain of salt.
“Life is swept along, short is the life span; no shelters exist for one who has reached old age. Seeing clearly this danger in death, a seeker of peace should drop the world’s bait.” SN 1.3
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