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Thank you for your response. I did also study some of the texts from the scholars though I do not take everything for granted especially regarding experiences and interpretation of enlightenment, for a scholar can at best get the most from the original texts that some of them may have already erred by human prejudice in recording and selection. And without adequate meditation experience a scholar alone cannot really resolve issues that evade conceptualization such as about emptiness, no-self, or nirvana.

I am like the Buddha who supposed in his past life had tried to do everything to dissemminate the truth like the phrase "Cessation is bliss" to the world. I tried to present arguments and findings that dispel misunderstanding about the path to enlightenment as soon as I discover it from my study and experience, those misunderstanding had also laid upon me before. I hoped the writing was complete in its stance and would not lead to misunderstanding or biases.

posted by WSChan on February 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM | link to this | reply

I thought it was quite profound that no training was involved and yet more brilliant than the scholars! There was so much contained that I have lost m train of thought but this was a fine composition! Filtering too many things at once which is a good thing! sam

posted by sam444 on February 21, 2009 at 2:34 PM | link to this | reply