emptybill: > You forget that the Upanishads were all esoterica > within the teaching of the Brahmana-s and the > Shrauta-s. They existed as whispered transmissions for > generations before they were written down... > All of the Upanishads were composed after the historical Buddha's passing. If there were any esoteric teachings before the fifth century, Buddha would have probably mentioned them.
According to the dialectics of Naga Arjuna, there is no path, no steps on a path, all truth is relative, there is no movement, time or duration. In fact, things may not move around at all - no objects or individual have 'own nature', that is, an *absolute* existence. These kinds of phenomena are just thought-instants that appear to be substantial - doors tables, running and jumping, or consulting with our friends are all just an *appearance only*.