Re: Absolute authority (was Re: Please answer this)( talk.religion.buddhism)

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From: Tang Huyen
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 00:00

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Thiele Everett wrote:

Theravad: <<The aim of the Buddhadhamma is to surpass the senses not wallow in
them.>>

Rett: <<We have bodies with sense organs; we have to live with that fact.
'Surpassing them' means surpassing the mental processes which lead us to be
attached to our senses. 'Wallowing in them' means wallowing in the mental images
which they arouse and letting desire and aversion snowball into powerful forces.
This is our usual way of relating to the world. However by paying close
attention to the process of sensation we can learn to distinguish between the
parts played by physical sensation, and the parts added by the mind. This is a
useful step in learning not to wallow. If we don't wallow, then we have
surpassed.>>

Excellent, Rett! You're joining the nihilistic gang.

A PRC cheque will be on its way to you before the First of the Year.

Tang Huyen

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