[Buddha-l] Buddhism and Politics

[Richard P. Hayes]

On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 18:26 -0400, StormyTet at aol.com wrote:

> (Note to Richard Hayes) I am still mulling our earlier correspondence.
> I think I am more of a householder than a monk and that studying
> languages for twelve years would not be the right livelihood for me,
> and the kick I would get out of being able to interpret texts on my
> own may be more than would be good for my ego. 

There's no need to be a monk to study Sanskrit. It's a vocation
perfectly suited to being a householder. As for ego, Sanskrit will
whittle the largest and most adamantine ego down to size. It is a means
of liberation.


-- 
Richard Hayes
***
"The spiritual path is never one of achievement; it is always one of
letting go. The more we let go, the more there is empty and open space
for us to see reality." 
                                              --Sister Ayya Khema