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something shameful,
almost as an enemy.
come and invest (igate)
“ehi passiko,” “ehi passiko,”
something shameful, almost as an enemy.
something shameful, almost as an enemy. because of our Judeo-Christian
{ so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said,
so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said,
so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said,
what?what?what?what?did aye saye/ }
all mo st sha me reason2 dou bt judeoXtian judeoXXXtian
mustbelieve mymustbelief reason2 dou bt shameshame, say thee name!say!loud!thee
name of yrshame!
m~e~n~t~a~l workfarm
because of our Judeo-Christian doubt as something shameful, come&invest comeinvest
cumvest'gate wit me!
say~~~~~~~~~~s, “This is not part of my mental framework, j'deo-Christian backgr o un
therefore I don't believe it,” is~~~~~~~
a closed mind, and su~~~~~~~~~~ Jdeo-Chr is tian background
such&such an attitude issuch~~~~~~~~~~~m~e~n~t~a~l framworkfarm
[ come and invest } ~~~~~~~~~ a great disadvantage
follow any spiritual path. But an open mind, follow any spiri open mind, my me ntal framewok
follo any ope n m ind, come and invest'gate my men~~~tal framewok
ollow any spiriBut an open min~~~~~~~~~d, m~y m~e~n~t~a~l framwork workfarm
“ehi passiko,” “ehi passiko,” come and invest
d doesn't accept things simply becau\ \~~~ddoesn'tt accept things simply beca u se
d doesn't accept things simply beca u se ~~~~~~~~~come
and
invest deo-Christian bac
kgroun
m~e~n~t~a~l framwork orkfarm
whi ch questions an
d doesn't acc
ept thin gs which questions and doesn't accept things simply because they are said, is no problem at all.
[thin]gs sim
ply becaus
e they are sa
id, is no prob
lem at all.
so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said, so. [[[[Referring to the dharma]]],
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~~Come and See~~
Perhaps because of our Judeo-Christian background, we have a tendency to regard doubt as something shameful, almost as an enemy. We feel that if we have doubts, it means that we are denying the teachings and that we should really have unquestioning faith. Now in certain religions, unquestioning faith is considered a desirable quality. But in the Buddha-dharma, this is not necessarily so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said, “ehi passiko,” which means “come and see,” or “come and investigate,” not “come and believe.” An open, questioning mind is not regarded as a drawback to followers of the Buddha-dharma. However, a mind that says, “This is not part of my mental framework, therefore I don't believe it,” is a closed mind, and such an attitude is a great disadvantage for those who aspire to follow any spiritual path. But an open mind, which questions and doesn't accept th ings simply because they are said, is no problem at all.
–Ani Tenzin Palmo, from “Necessary Doubt,”
almost as an enemy.
come and invest (igate)
“ehi passiko,” “ehi passiko,”
something shameful, almost as an enemy.
something shameful, almost as an enemy. because of our Judeo-Christian
{ so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said,
so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said,
so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said,
what?what?what?what?did aye saye/ }
all mo st sha me reason2 dou bt judeoXtian judeoXXXtian
mustbelieve mymustbelief reason2 dou bt shameshame, say thee name!say!loud!thee
name of yrshame!
m~e~n~t~a~l workfarm
because of our Judeo-Christian doubt as something shameful, come&invest comeinvest
cumvest'gate wit me!
say~~~~~~~~~~s, “This is not part of my mental framework, j'deo-Christian backgr o un
therefore I don't believe it,” is~~~~~~~
a closed mind, and su~~~~~~~~~~ Jdeo-Chr is tian background
such&such an attitude issuch~~~~~~~~~~~m~e~n~t~a~l framworkfarm
[ come and invest } ~~~~~~~~~ a great disadvantage
follow any spiritual path. But an open mind, follow any spiri open mind, my me ntal framewok
follo any ope n m ind, come and invest'gate my men~~~tal framewok
ollow any spiriBut an open min~~~~~~~~~d, m~y m~e~n~t~a~l framwork workfarm
“ehi passiko,” “ehi passiko,” come and invest
d doesn't accept things simply becau\ \~~~ddoesn'tt accept things simply beca u se
d doesn't accept things simply beca u se ~~~~~~~~~come
and
invest deo-Christian bac
kgroun
m~e~n~t~a~l framwork orkfarm
whi ch questions an
d doesn't acc
ept thin gs which questions and doesn't accept things simply because they are said, is no problem at all.
[thin]gs sim
ply becaus
e they are sa
id, is no prob
lem at all.
so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said, so. [[[[Referring to the dharma]]],
iiiiiiiiiiiiiidkzk/copyrite2119iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
~~Come and See~~
Perhaps because of our Judeo-Christian background, we have a tendency to regard doubt as something shameful, almost as an enemy. We feel that if we have doubts, it means that we are denying the teachings and that we should really have unquestioning faith. Now in certain religions, unquestioning faith is considered a desirable quality. But in the Buddha-dharma, this is not necessarily so. Referring to the dharma, the Buddha said, “ehi passiko,” which means “come and see,” or “come and investigate,” not “come and believe.” An open, questioning mind is not regarded as a drawback to followers of the Buddha-dharma. However, a mind that says, “This is not part of my mental framework, therefore I don't believe it,” is a closed mind, and such an attitude is a great disadvantage for those who aspire to follow any spiritual path. But an open mind, which questions and doesn't accept th ings simply because they are said, is no problem at all.
–Ani Tenzin Palmo, from “Necessary Doubt,”
Published 19th Mar 2012
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20th Mar 2012 2:38am
interesting read, gets the reader into the head space. The note at the end helped me to understand the concept better, though I have have my own issues with religion, doubt hasn't been one them, as I tend to question everything anyway. And will never follow an idea that instructs blind faith over an inquisitive nature.
A thought provoking write. :)
Peace... Indie
A thought provoking write. :)
Peace... Indie
20th Mar 2012 3:26pm
eye Do Not believe any of "my Own" beliefs, & thus am 'saved' (ha! watta term!!) from trapping MySelf (which Xists only per illusion) in any pre'scribed Beliefs, even tho some can be 'useful' to survival if recognized for the abstraction that they are, & not 'believed' as a 'reality', (thus becoming Delusion).
how can Reality realistically Xist when there are 7 billion individually twisted humanbean 'minds' thinking that their individually twisted perception of Reality is the Real one?
go figure ------- bless-you dear, wit love
how can Reality realistically Xist when there are 7 billion individually twisted humanbean 'minds' thinking that their individually twisted perception of Reality is the Real one?
go figure ------- bless-you dear, wit love
20th Mar 2012 5:10pm
the rythmn feels like a prayer that puts one into a trance, quite a head fuck, quite refeshing
20th Mar 2012 5:30pm
Head Fuck!!!?????
Tis SCRIPTURE, dear boy...SCRIpTURE, eye say!!! (as he fires an
absurdist blunderbuss in2 thee aire )----
& like
where's a True Poet like G.Appolinaire when ye need him? like Ginsberg writing at G.A.'s grave,
fckng Dead.
that's where.......
bless ye, Matthew
Tis SCRIPTURE, dear boy...SCRIpTURE, eye say!!! (as he fires an
absurdist blunderbuss in2 thee aire )----
& like
where's a True Poet like G.Appolinaire when ye need him? like Ginsberg writing at G.A.'s grave,
fckng Dead.
that's where.......
bless ye, Matthew
