I'm so glad this site is here. In the early days of the School we heard 'Neither accept nor reject.'
Then, subtly, this changed step by step. In an attempt to cull the restrictive and limited ideas of the individual it was somehow deemed necessary to impose further restrictions. A needle to extract a thorn, yes, but then practices can become habitual in itself. And inevitably lazy. If the teaching is seen as prescriptive, as a 'given', what incentive is there for any individual to explore and make further inquiries?
If all experience is measured against a School yardstick, does this not dampen the spirit?
- Ubuntu
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
From Ubuntu Once More
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Maybe having a yardstick to measure experience against is what philosophy is for ... but possibly the yardstick has to have special qualities. For sure, if the spirits are dampened, then it's the wrong stick, or at least the wrong end of it.
I think there is a lot in what we have heard recently about the "feeling of self-realization". Ultimately, it does come down to what feels right and vital. Inquiry feels right and vital to me ...
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