--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Its neither a fluke or does it have cosmic significance. Somehow these > ancient mystics worked out a technique for altering consciousness that > has benefits. Because of their ignorance of basic anatomy, psychology > and such they went to big mythic explanations. Its to be expected - > without the benfit of material knowledge we enjoy since the > enlightenment these primitives had little or no understanding of > medicine, nutrition, mathematics, physics, geography, or cosmology. > Instead they look to the supernatural for explanations. > >
I am heartened that, from what I have heard, that the D.Lama retires "dogma" in Tibetian B. scriptures that are found contrary to science. To me that signifies a view that past, pre-scientific ages found wonderful things, but also a lot of or at least some fluff. Those that are supported by science, or at least not contradicted, are kept. The others stuff is placed in the myth or extinct bin. To me, thats a good recognition of past and present insights. And how religions/ spiritual vies and practices evolve -- and hone in on truer values. And not "this stuff form my traditions IS a priori true -- and science must conform, or be bent, to confirm it. And it recognizes the value of past traditions as finding good stuff -- and points towards fruitful research hypotheses. I am hopeful, and see glimpses, from the next wave of spiritual leaders who grew up in a scientific age, are better educated, some with strong scientific experience and credentials. MMY's generation was more on the cusp, some modern education and scientific perspective. SBS was more pure tradition. Each new generation of spiritual leaders, an adherents, if they follow the D. Lamas lead, will unfold some wonderful spiritual (and scientific) knowledge.
