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30-10-2013, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Dar
The way I remember 'the line from the book' is that if you see someone on the side of the road (or in the middle of it or way out in the bushes ) and the say they are the Buddha, kill them, because the true Buddha lies within (us) . Makes mega-sense to me . No external authority over matters of Spirit. Kick that Guru out of town, be your own Jesus , etc. . Heresy to some, but the next step for many . The civil rights movement got more attention , but there was/is a spiritual rights movement too
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Ah, good old Rinzai. It's saying that you can't have any real communication if you don't meet people as equals. Sooooo, no titles, no authorities, no hierarchies. At least that's what I get out of it. Maybe Linji Yixuan would whack me with his fly whisk.
As for the OP, traditionally, the statue should be disposed of in a reverent manner, not thrown in the trash or any of that. Wrap it in cloth and bury it while chanting mantras, or better yet, contact a monastery and ask them exactly how to go about it.
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