[MD] The Dalai Lama's advice

[Margaret Warren]

david -

yes, I like your take on this. <literal versions are just very bad 
interpretations of good ideas>

It seems to me that working so hard to prove there is or is not a god, or
life after death is just
pointless. 

one of my definitions of freedom is simply NOT feeling the need to prove
anything; OR recognizing the need and not giving into it. 

Ahhh, what a relief when I don't 'have' to make a point, win an argument,
get approval...

freedom = a feeling of relief?

mm 



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> david buchanan
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:11 AM
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> 
> Peter said:
> Buddhism, like Christianity and Islam, promises life after 
> death; realising the lie in that is one of the biggest steps 
> to freedom you can take.
> 
> dmb says:
> I know for a fact that there is life after death. Or at least 
> there has been plenty in the past. I don't mean to say that 
> dead people come back to life. That's never happened, but 
> life in general just keeps going. Despite all the many deaths 
> every day, there are enough births and hatches to keep up. 
> That should be enough re-incarnaton for anyone. Maybe life 
> after death also means life after the ego or little self is 
> seen as such. I mean, literal interpretations of life after 
> death doctrines can't be taken seriously, of course, but try 
> looking at the idea in more abstract terms and then its not 
> so silly. It seems the literal versions are just very bad 
> interpretations of good ideas.
> 
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