[Buddha-l] Loving your object of study

[curt]

Jackhat1 at aol.com wrote:
> How do you see this sutta supporting an only intellectual approach to the  
> dhamma? 

I doubt that anyone anywhere has ever advocated "an only intellectual 
approach to the dharma". Many (probably most) of the great 
"intellectuals" of both Buddhism and Hinduism have been mystics who 
practiced and preached a devotional approach to religion. After all, 
Nagarjuna's name doesn't refer to his analytical/intellectual abilities 
- but rather to his up close and personal relationship with the snake 
people who live under the earth and taught him everything he knew about 
Prajna Paramita.

Curt Steinmetz