[MD] Taking off the glasses?

[MarshaV]

On Oct 11, 2011, at 4:02 PM, david buchanan wrote:

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> Steve said to Andre:
> The question I have about this quote is what would it mean for someone to take his glasses off? I take it you see it as referring to Buddhist Enlightenment, but how do we square Buddhism and pragmatism?
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Marsha:
Buddhism is soteriological.  Reason, logical investigation, practices and insights are focused towards the end of suffering.  If Buddhism is pragmatic, its usefulness is in the pursuit of promoting compassion and extinguishing suffering.  


    
 
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