[Buddha-l] The way the wind blows

[curt]

I think that this method is intuitively attractive - but it fails when 
put into practice, and the reasons why are pretty easy to see when you 
look at it more closely. Basically you are projecting an idea of how you 
think you would like to be onto someone else. The problem is that if you 
really had a clear of idea of how you would like to be, then you could 
simply start being more like that. Its more important to examine our 
internal "models" than it is to try to find someone who fits them. And 
unexamined model is not worth fitting.

- Curt

Jackhat1 at aol.com wrote:

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> Some say the concept of enlightenment is absolutely necessary for 
> Buddhism and one's spiritual journey. My view is different. Getting a 
> little wiser, a little more compassionate and a little more 
> comfortable in our skins each year is the important issue. My method 
> of evaluating a teacher is whether their technique made themselves 
> better than they were. Will their technique make me better than I am?
>  
> Jack
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