Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00241)

bhive888 wrote:
>
> My point exactly, though I'm not on the "fade away" nirvanic (Sanskrit: to
> blow out) path. I see that as decadent and not suitable for today- and that
> is a free decision, to be made with your own free ego.

I'm not saying anything one way or another about being on any particular
"path."
I was merely talking about meditation and the process whereby one learns
that the
object visualized is a symbol for the energy of your own being.

Are you familiar with the "Ten Ox Herding" pictures of Zen Buddhism?
If so, note the last two pictures: The second to the last is completely
empty
and the final one shows a big, fat, happy Buddha entering a village.

> > Do you really think their followers could have done what they did
> > without them?
> Nevertheless the organisations were not their responsibility.

Only in the sense that the actions of their lives were the generative
causes.

Cheers,
Mark
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