[Buddha-l] Shamatha book--clarification

[Jackhat1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/27/2007 11:54:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Jackhat1 at aol.com writes:

 
The  key word (already emphasized by Chris) is "deliberately". Often 
people  who are interested in such deliberations are fond of 
"evolutionary"  metaphors ("Buddhism must evolve" - or some such 
nonsense).  


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I interpret Batchelor to say we should de-evolve Buddhism back to the  core 
values taught by the Buddha



Adding to what I said above, it has been interesting to me what people in  
all religions take as the baseline interpretation of their religion. This  
baseline seems to be an arbitrary point among the many variations of that  religion 
as found in different times and cultures. Picking this baseline  seems to be 
solely a function of their personal values and hang-ups.
 
Jack 



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