--- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rama krishna > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > <snip> > > -"A wise man should avoid married life as if it > were a burning > pit of live coals. From the contact comes sensation, > from sensation > thirst, from thirst clinging, by ceasing from that, > the soul is > delivered from all sinful existence." > > - Lord Buddha > <snip> > > Sorry, but this is just complete bullsh*t, and I'd > bet my life > Buddha never said this. I guess the first thing that > comes to mind > is why sensation leads to thirst. Sure it does if > the Self is not > realized and someone is lost in the play of the > senses. (But even if > they are, how will they develop a desire to > transcend that if they > don't experience it?) > > How weak would someone be that the only way they > could avoid > attachment would be to avoid sensation. The whole > thing is so > perverted. What do we do, go through life wrapped up > like mummies, > or encased like fetuses? A rediculous, immature and > poorly thought > out quotation from someone who hadn't a clue about > Buddha's teaching. > > The other thing that occurs to me when reading all > these high-minded > quotations about celibacy, is Who Makes The Babies? > All the > supposedly lowly ignorant folk? And if this is so, > what do you think > their kids would be like? > > Stupid stuff. Maybe for monks, but nothing of value > here for worldly > folk. Only adds to sexual repression and confusion, > and um, seems > like there's enough of that to go around already. No > more > puritanical ideas, please. Great post, Jim. Ramana Maharishi also points to the absurdity of attempting to end bondage by avoiding sensory experiences. > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
