Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00232)

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From: "Steven Levey" <levey_steven@hotmail.com>
To: "theos talk" <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Maya and Beyond

> Theosophically, maya, similarly to Buddhist perspective, is an adjective
which describes all that is "dependent". Therefore only the ONE (First
Cause, Absolute, Ain Soph) is real and not dependent.

Hi.This is Wry. It is great that you are interested in Buddhism. However,
Buddhism teaches that EVERYTHING is interdependent and dependently
originated; therefore there is no "ONE (First Cause)" and nothing that is
not interdependent and dependently originated. The idea of a primal cause,
either in capital letters or lower case, is contrary to the teaching of
Buddhism. Morever the belief in a primal or first cause is considered to be
a manifestation of the very ignorance (wrong view) which leads to great
human suffering. I am not here to argue or belabor the truth or not truth of
this point with you or anyone, but simply to point out what Buddhism
teaches. This is a key point as the whole religion is structered around it.


> This sense of dependence is an aspect of the Doctrine of "Dependent
Origination" in Buddhism. It refers to all that is not self-sustaining or
self-born.>

Buddhism teaches that there is NO self that is 'self-sustaining and
self-born." Though this concept is in direct contradiction to the teaching
of all Buddhism, even the lesser vehicle (though one "lower" school teaches,
oddly, that there is a self of phenomena but not of people), Buddhism is
very tolerant of non-buddhist world views as it is said that there are
different kinds of religion for people who are at different stages of
development. Hope this clarifies a little. Sincerely, Wry


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