[Buddha-l] Re: Multi-cause vs single-cause

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Benito Carral schreef:

>On Friday, March 11, 2005, Richard P. Hayes wrote:
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>< > According to Buddhist teaching, our samsaric stream
>of  consciousness  is characterized by ignorance, so how could we rely
>on ignorance to make our decisions? I have never understood it.
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Well, I wouldn't replace my new age Hindu dentist who's 'ignorant and 
samsaric' but skilled with an enlightened but unskilled lama. Ignorance 
in this context doesn't exclude prudence, skill, knowledge of affairs 
and practical wisdom. Many enlightened persons cannot even tie their own 
shoes.

erik