--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, rama krishna > > <aram_1903@> > > 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.
Samadhi is drawing the senses into the shell and all that. The activity of the thalamus takes care of sensory stuff during samadhi, and alternativint samadhi and normal activity takes care of it during normal activity. Avoid acutely stressful situation if possible, of course. 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/
