TheTibetanMonkey wrote:
> If these words are true, then Buddhism and Jungle Wisdom
No such animal.
> are very close...
> "A Buddhist does not seek refuge in the Buddha with the hope that he
> will be saved by his (i.e. the Buddha's own) personal purification.
> The Buddha gives no such guarantee. It is not within the power of a
> Buddha to wash away the impurities of others. One could neither purify
> nor defile another. The Buddha, as teacher, instructs us, but we
> ourselves are directly responsible for our purification. Although a
> Buddhist seeks refuge in the Buddha, he does not make any self-
> surrender. Nor does a Buddhist sacrifice his freedom of thought by
> becoming a follower of the Buddha. He can exercise his own free will
> and develop his knowledge even to the extent of becoming a Buddha
> himself."
> http://www.buddhanet.net/nutshell03.htm
> I'll give a mundane yet realistic example of survival... To go into the jungle
> you need good advice (what plant is poisonous or good to eat, for example),
Not if you just eat the animals.
> but COMMON SENSE should guide your steps.
Fat lot of good that will ever do when working out what is poisonous and what
isnt.
> And since the law of the jungle prevails everywhere,
Like hell it does.
> particularly on the roads where I should be riding a bicycle... "You are on
your own, baby!"
Most of us arent stupid enough to ride a bike.
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