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Father A's truth speaks, such clarity. Buddhism has been my guide for many years, by virtue of the fact that the philosophy and practice are so pure, without t
by virtualwhys 12y ago
Father A's truth speaks, such clarity.
Buddhism has been my guide for many years, by virtue of the fact that the philosophy and practice are so pure, without trappings, without a "thing" to belive in (quite the opposite, the core teaching is non-self, which is to say, neither the existence of a separate self, nor the existence of a non-separate self -- honestly, I'm not sure what remains).
And yet, this notion of sin that Father A brings up, something rings true; it's as if the busy-ness of life, one's myriad interests, etc., are all just covering over, just avoiding that which must be faced; without doing so it seems even a "rich", fulfilling life is lived on the surface of an ocean deep (i.e. from the POV of a monastic/mystic).
- jalcazar 12y agohe does! The following quote is a jewel: "If you don’t know history, everything today can seem quite novel. But in the larger context of the story of human history, much of what fascinates, today, is quite redundant."
- virtualwhys 12y agoSure, I was more affected by: > My own impression is that life in the world provides many diversions which guard a person from really engaging the battle with sin, and can even render him quite insensible of its existence. Where Christianity's "sin" is Buddhism's "ignorance", the source of all suffering. The great 13th century Zen master Eihei Dogen said [paraphrasing], "teaching which does not feel like something is being forced upon you is not true teaching". Father A is a true teacher.