[Buddha-l] What are the "joys of living"?

[Jim Peavler]

It is my personal belief that when a single person becomes the final  
arbiter of truth and knows absolutely what is right and what is  
wrong, what correct and incorrect, what is permissible and not  
permissible, who is good and who is a slacker -- it is my personal  
belief, that we have left the realm of ideas and discussion and have  
entered the realm of proselytizing, doctrine and dogma.

Our charter, addressing the professional, semi-professional,  
interested expert, casual dilettante, and romantic idiot members of  
the famous Buddha-Hell subscription list, states the following:

Buddha-l is not to be used for proselytizing for or against Buddhism  
in general, any particular form of Buddhism, or any other religion or  
philosophy, nor is it to be used as a forum for making  
unsubstantiable confessions of personal conviction. Lively debate is  
welcome, but we aim for a deep concern both for the matter being  
discussed and for those participating in the conversation.

We have been told the absolute truth about what real Buddhism is and  
what real Buddhists think, and how real Buddhists act. We are all now  
reassured that we are not now, nor ever have been, nor have any  
chance of ever being, real Buddhists.

So lets get back to good old-fashioned mundane Buddhism as she is  
seen on the streets.

Let the games (not football [soccer]) continue.

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