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

[Vicente Gonzalez]

Richard wrote:

RPH> It is very easy, and not at all helpful, just to sit around and
RPH> recklessly say that other people are wrong. What would be more
RPH> interesting is a detailed examination of some specific passages. Please
RPH> find something in any of my writings that you consider wrong, and we can
RPH> discuss that. Meanwhile, you're wasting everyone's time by attacking an
RPH> imagined position rather than one that has actually been stated.


I'm writing according your views in this list. I can cite thousand of
your commentaries against rebirth. As everybody knows.

If you are saying that some of your views in this list are not the
reflection of your academic writings, of course there is nothing to
say. On my side, I think  it is morally correct. In the same way that
some doctor can smoke but when he don't recommend us to make the same
thing, still he can be a good doctor for anybody. Save your efforts in
explaining that other of your views are in agreement with Buddha.

Here we are talking in this list context, about that view on rebirth
present in your messages.

I cannot find in your website any paper around rebirth. If you don't
give concrete references, then I understand that your views in this
list are a mere speculation, not enough to be transposed to your
academic writings.
In this case, I hope that some of my comments can be of some help to
polish your view in this matter. Also I hope that still you have an
open mind to extract what you think it can be useful from any source.
In such case, there is not need to express any agreement. At least I
don't need it. 


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