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

[Randall Jones]

Thanks Curt.

 > The thing that is so often
 > forgotten is that mathematics is beautiful - and it is only once
 > you've been seduced by that beauty that you can learn it for its
 > own sake - rather than trying very hard to not learn any more
 > than absolutely necessary in order to DO something.

 > The same is true of Buddhism - word for word, in my opinion.

I liked your post.  And you're right that I have sometimes/often viewed 
practice as a means to a desirable end.  And, yes, I have even tried to 
"calculate" the minimum effort I might get away with.

I've done Buddhism as decor, too, though it seems I've read warnings about 
it.  I'd think, though, that it might start one down the path just as well 
as theorizing might.

Question:  Are you suggesting that the beauty of Buddhism is what grounds 
practice?

Peace,
Randall