Theos-Talk Archives (April 2007 Message tt00082)

Hi mkr,
Yes very true.
I have been reading a little book by Lama Yeshe (The Peaceful 
stillness of the silent mind) and he makes the follow relevant 
comments:

"You can find nice ideas in every book in the world, but how do
these nice ideas relate to your mind? How do you put them into
everyday experience? 

If you can, it makes sense for you to practice them. 
Your mind will become soft and gentle, calm and peaceful,
and your life will be happier.
You will begin to taste the honey of Dharma.
Otherwise, no honey, just Coca-Cola. 

Too much Coke, too much gas. 
No sleep and all running to the bathroom. I'm
joking! I'm not talking about the physical here; these are just 
examples for the mind.

Whatever you find in Buddhist philosophy and practice is
there solely for the psychological treatment of the human mind.

Lord Buddha never propounded any abstruse philosophy just so
that he could proudly proclaim, "This is my doctrine." He never
propounded a single philosophical point that wasn't related to the
human mind or meant to be integrated with it.

Never. Buddhism is a way of living your life that is related to your 
own mind, your own view, your own experience. Therefore, be careful 
when you evaluate Buddhism as "this, this or that."


Regards

Perry


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "M K Ramadoss" <mkr777@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, Perry:
> 
> One of the things I have seen among theosophical students is that 
sometimes
> they get caught up with nitpicking something x said or y said and 
loose
> sight of the larger picture, because personal experience and 
understanding
> may be very difficult to communicate because by its very nature is 
not
> communicable either verbally or in writing. All we can try to do is
> approximate and give a crude description or something that cannot be
> described. If we keep our eyes on the ball - keep the big picture - 
lot of
> our communication becomes easier we stop arguing.
> 
> mkr
> 
> 
> On 4/25/07, plcoles1 <plcoles1@...> wrote:
> >
> >   Hi MKR,
> > Yes that is the only way it can really be, concepts and beliefs at
> > the end of the day can only be realised by experience and the
> > development of wisdom.
> > Each individual does this in their own unique way.
> >
> > The trap I think is that we can put the ideas before the mindset 
or
> > spirit of discovery which needs to be always fresh and adaptable 
and
> > will be different for different people.
> >
> > The theosophical approach is not to preach and demand compliance 
to a
> > set of beliefs or a body of writings as St. Paul said "we should
> > serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Perry
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com <theos-talk%
40yahoogroups.com>, "M K
> > Ramadoss" <mkr777@> wrote:
> > >
> > > All the written material are still second hand. They are still 
an
> > imperfect
> > > description of the reality. So what is more important is what 
our
> > personal
> > > understanding is, notwithstanding what any one else has said or
> > written.
> > > With such an approach, we can place all writings in their 
rightful
> > place and
> > > get on with what we can do for the Orphan Humanity, which is 
after
> > all more
> > > important, IMHO, than any amount of bookish learning or 
scholarship.
> > >
> > > mkr
> > >
> > > On 4/25/07, plcoles1 <plcoles1@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The theosophical approach is not an ism and certainly is not a
> > > > prescribed pathway it is a journey that will be unique and
> > different
> > > > for each individual.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> > 
> >
> 
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