[Buddha-l] there he goes again (sam harris)

[Gad Horowitz]

Question re Tony Packer.  I thought her book was super.  In what way did
"it" "not work for her?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "curt" <curt at cola.iges.org>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] there he goes again (sam harris)


> Richard Hayes wrote:
> > On Thursday 26 October 2006 13:53, curt wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Sam Harris in the Shambhala Sun: "Students of the Buddha are very well
> >> placed to further our understanding on this front, but the religion of
> >> Buddhism currently stands in their way."
> >>
> >
> > I couldn't agree more. Sam and Stephen Batchelor and I should maybe
think of
> > getting together and refusing to start a new religion. But Krishnamurti
> > already tried that. It didn't work.
>
> You forgot Toni Packer - she also (didn't) try the same thing - and it
> also didn't (not) work for her, too. Also, Joko Beck tried to break with
> tradition and ended up starting her own school of Zen. How
> (un)traditional of her.
>
> > People are so addicted to religion that
> > they can't resist turning just about everything that shows any danger of
> > making sense into one.
> >
> >
>
> Perhaps the idea that there is something inherently wrong with "belief"
> is just another belief. It kinda sounds like it.
>
> - Curt
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