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   XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy   
   From: kimmerian@fastmail.fm   
      
   halfawake :   
      
   > There is no doubt that the Buddha was not in favor of continued rebirth,   
   > and that the end of continued rebirth was a final destination of the   
   > Buddhist path.  If we can just check that box, there may be some   
   > possibility of establishing some other points.   
      
        Rob has trouble keeping that box checked, probably because   
   of his own opinion life is quite wonderful -- an obvious   
   contrast to the Buddha's description of it as suffering and his   
   advice against coming back again.   
      
   > It is within this practice context of real life for real practitioners   
   > that Tang's dictate makes sense.   
      
        Tang's dictate makes practicing Buddhism nonsense.  Things   
   are fine, he insists, nirvana or samsara.  Ergo there's no   
   reason to be concerned, no reason to follow the dhamma, no need   
   for a path.   
      
   -- Catawumpus   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)