Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver.
“Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver.”
— Alan Watts · Buddhism
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Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver.
“Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver.”
— Alan Watts · Buddhism
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“Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver.”
“Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after.”
“You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.”
“So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing them that they are delivered, they are liberated, by the act of not being able to stop changing.”
“There is simply no problem of life; it is absolutely purposeless play; it doesn't have to continue; there is no reason whatever to explain it, for explanations are just another form of complexity, a new manifestation of life on top of life, gestures gesturing. If there is any problem at all it is to find out how people come to think there is a problem, whatever made them imagine that life is serious. Basically there is the gesture. Time, space, multiplicity are all complications of it. Pain and suffering are very far-out forms of play, and there just isn't anything at all to be afraid of. There isn't any ego. The ego is a kind of flip, knowing that you know — like being afraid of being afraid. It's a curlicue, an extra jazz to things, a sort of double take or reverberation, a dithering of consciousness which is the same as anxiety.”
“Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.”
“Terrorism is perpetrated by individuals and cannot be blamed on any one religion, be it Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Christianity.”
“Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar.”
“Buddhism allows me to feel well, tranquil, and very happy inside. This is good not only for football but for my life in general.”
“I practice Rasayana Buddhism.”
“Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.”