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Poison for the Heart

 

 

Enlightenment • Transcript of a conversation with Buddhists   7 / 12

Q: Even if what you say is true, and we Buddhists are blind sheep, I think you are too critical of others.

A: I do not criticize people, but their habits, motivations, and thoughts. I do not see people as self-existing entities, but as the results of causes. "People" do not exist in the way you think they do, and your traditional Buddhist ideas concerning "personal karma" are a big mistake. Forget personal karma, you Buddhists have never given a thought to what a person actually is! You talk of reincarnation, repeated life and death, when you yourselves understand nothing of either life or death.

Q: You speak authoritatively, but ultimately your views are only your own, and are subjective.

A: It means nothing to me whether you call my truth subjective or objective. Though I wonder what you mean by the word "subjective". Do you mean that any thought held by an individual is subjective, and therefore false? You probably didn't notice, but you did use the word "ultimately". So, you do believe there is a truth beyond the subjective! Have you not experienced an occasion where someone's personal thoughts were correct?

Q: I cannot fault your reasoning, but I fear that you are the sort of person who takes things apart into little pieces, and can't put them back together again.

A: I think perhaps you fear being taken apart into little pieces; and then not being able to put yourself back together again. Do not fear. When you take apart all your false thoughts you will automatically see Reality, and will not need to put anything back together. It is because you refuse to take things apart that you do not see your own nature.

 

 

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