[Buddha-l] Re: Mahayana taught by the Buddha?

[Randall Jones]

At 08:18 AM 6/21/2005, Richard wrote:

>One must understand the method. There is nothing else in Buddhism to
>understand. There's really not an awful lot of theory to worry one's
>troubled head about.

Theory is what allows me (RJ) to make a rational decision to begin to 
practice (something).

If there's no theory, what motivates starting to practice?  Someone says it 
feels good?

Seems to me (but maybe this is idiosyncratic) that if there is no theory, 
then there must be faith.

Peace,
Randall
rjones at cm.ksc.co.th
randall.jones at lannaist.ac.th

Later thought:  I suppose there could be individual theorizing without 
there being "Buddhist" theory, and this could motivate a particular 
individual to begin.  And then, down the (practice) path a bit, the 
theorizing might be put aside.  (Maybe that is my story, not sure--I 
generally credit putting theory aside to getting older.)