(January 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm)Chuck Wrote: In other words, one becomes enlightened when one overcomes the gifts of evolution and the dictates of growth and progress to wait placidly to become a corpse while economically consuming food - vegetarian presumably, producing excrement, and precious little else. No passion, no ambition, no striving, no curiosity. A supreme Buddhist would seem to be a stoned mental vegetable.
I don't see where you get those ideas from! There is no rationale behind that kind of blind critcism. Buddhism IS a progressive, evolutionary philosphy that teaches us how to relate to our world and others more wisely and compassionately. It is like self-help theapy in a more creative and playful way. No reason to get hung up on it. It ain't like bogus Christianity!
And why does everyone slam vegetarians??? I eat meat all the time, but when I have gone to the temple on a few occasions and have eaten veg meals, I will tell you that they have always tasted very good! I was surprised myself. So don't be hatin! )
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There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
