On Jul 30, 2007, at 10:38 AM, new.morning wrote:
This also brings up the questions: Can an enlightened -- even the most
highly enlightened:
1) be a sexual lecher
2) cut corners in business deals, and be an abnormally hard and tricky
bargainer?
3) fell the ends justify the means in fund raising an volunteer
efforts
4) Take credit for scriptural interpretations not his own
5) treat people sternly an direct anger at them (particularly when its
"called" for)
6) Lie
7) Cheat
8) break codes of conduct
9) cheat on taxes and currency transfers
10) bribe officials to get things done
11) burn out personal assistants
12) run authoritarian and anal organizations
13) become unhealthy, with numerous diseases
14) have a bawdy sense of humor
15) fart in public
16) eat a bad diet
17) curse
18) not tolerate fools
19) like luxurious surroundings
20) have visions of creating a new order to last 10,000 years
21) discriminate and/or prejudge among different groups of people
22) admire dictators and tyrants
23) call some leaders to be devils
24) be homsexual
25) be a pedaphile
26) sleep with students and devotees
27) sleep until noon
28) like I Love Lucy and cartoons
29) Like heavy metal
30) give special treatment to rich donors
31) eat meat
32) be out of shape, not fit
Depends on the circumstances, the interdependently arising conditions
surrounding the events and how you define "enlightenment". Is the Big
E full Buddhahood or just a Stream Enterer? CC, GC, UC or BC? What is
enlightened activity?
