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To: private email From: tyagi nagasiva Subj: Buddhism (9301.buddhsm.tn) Date: 49930115 I never met Gautama Buddha. Therefore I cannot say I agree or diagree regarding what he or she taught. However, the teachings ASCRIBED to that historical person seem to indicate that the practice includes sitting, and sitting often includes being with our feelings. My experience with Buddhism and many other 'spiritual' practices has mainly consisted of people who practiced meditation in a way that included sitting and learning to accept their experience. This may include a detachment from these feelings so as not to be fully engulfed/ruled by them, but it always led back to accepting them and learning to be with them. I think that one alternate road might be engaging the feelings directly and watching ourselves carefully while this is happening. How deeply can we feel? Are we centered only upon our OWN feelings or can we also engage the feelings of others? The Road of Wisdom is quite pretty, yet without Compassion to balance it, it becomes dull and painful quite quickly. Cf. Herman Hesse's wonderful story, _Siddhartha_. (c) 1993 tyagi nagasiva
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