[Buddha-l] Where does authority for "true" Buddhism come from?

[Richard P. Hayes]

On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 12:48 -0700, Richard P. Hayes wrote:

> (N.B. I am paraphrasing Emerson. The actual quotation can be found by
> searching the complete works of Ralph Waldo Emerson at
> http://www.emersoncentral.com )

Oh, very well. The quote comes from the 1844 essay called "Nature" (from
his second series of essays.

\begin{quote}
Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology. Psychology, mesmerism (with
intent to show where our spoons are gone); and anatomy and physiology,
become phrenology and palmistry.
\end{quote}

-- 
Richard Hayes
***
"To blame others for one's misfortunes is a sign of lack of education;
to blame oneself shows that one's education has begun;
to blame neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete."
                                                                 --Epictetus (55-135 C.E.)