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16-11-2017, 04:20 PM
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I am thinking about this a lot lately.
I am thinking my choice in wording "meditation" as samatha and vipassana practises is confusing. The objective in my humble opinion, and what distinguishes the buddha's teachings from other religions is that all religions have some kind of doctrine of virtue.
Be kind, Love thy neighbour, help those in need etc.
Part of the buddha's teachings however focuses on the purification of the mind.
The Buddha(Gotama) gives us step by step instructions on how to achieve just that, where other religions give that power to the gods.
I.E be virtuous and ye shall be purified, whereas the Buddha instructs to pay close atttention to how the mind works and purify it yourself through understanding how the defilements come up and become..
(give rise to clinging)
With Love
Eelco
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