Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Enlightenment University

[Vaj]

On Jan 13, 2006, at 10:14 AM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Jan 13, 2006, at 10:03 AM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> IME the vows represent a transcendental morality, What's a "transcendental morality"?  Seems like a contradiction in terms, the transcendent being beyond all distinctions, at least by any definition I've ever encountered. A set of insights into cause-effect, often defined as rules, that   emerge from transcendental or enlightened insight of reality as to   causes that attenuate progress towards enlightenment or curtail   establishment thereof. But the insights and the morality themselves are not transcendental, right?  Once anything has "emerged" from the transcendent, it's no longer transcendental, in other words. The insights are. The change in behavior (the activity implied by the "rules") supports attainment of higher states of consciousness. The higher you go, the finer the behavior--as the yogis say 'as fine as barley flour'. All religions have these. They are all based on the law of karma: actions produce results--from a Buddhist perspective until you become a "stream enterer" you are still effected by behavior. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.