On Oct 6, 2011, at 6:24 PM, 118 wrote: > Mark: > Gautama was a philosopher in the same vein as Socrates. He used dialectics to bring about understanding. Marsha: Steve Hagen, author of 'Buddhism Plain and Simple ', a book recommended by RMP, writes “When the Buddha was asked to sum up his teaching in a single word, he said, “awareness.” I have read this in many sources. ___