Mike, You're right; or at least what I meant by "mumbo-jumbo" is indeed Buddhist dogma. Things like 'The Five Precepts' and 'The Noble Eightfold Path'.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > Bill!,<br/><br/>I'm not sure why you always flog this horse about Buddhism > being "Mumbo jumbo". The way of Vipassana is as clear and concise as any > manual on making a pizza. Take a look at the Dhammapada - where's the mumbo > jumbo in that? It's instructions and teachings are perfectly clear (putting > them into practice is another thing). I think you confuse the rituals and > prayers to Buddha by later followers with the actual teachings of Buddha. I > will say, I don't like the word 'Buddhism' as it implies a series of beliefs. > I practice Buddha Dharma, or simply the Dharma, is much more accurate to my > mind and is all that Vipassana is.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from > Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [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/
