Thou shalt not disfigure the soul!
this entry was somewhat inspired by conversations with john funk, and buddhalotus, and further enlightened by a post from stonemirror.
--
i have been studying the with the soka gakkai international - usa, recently: through the practice of Nichiren Buddhism and the study of the Lotus Sutra, i have furthered my experience with the transformative nature of ritual and the revolutionary aspects of spirituality; and although dharma works in mysterious ways, i am still skeptical of any human representatives with such lofty claims as having the ultimate key to understanding the mystical law of the universe...
for everyone i meet in spiritual discussion, here's a general fyi: just show me how your practice works in life-affirming ways, and spare me the claims to authority, please.
--
"We are here to remove a primary weapon from the hands of disputant religions. That weapon--the claim to possession of the one and only revelation."
(this was a surprising immediate agreement on the statement of The Commission of Ecumenical Translators' common goal... although jubilation at this "sign of profound accord" proved premature)
from Appendix II of Dune, by Frank Herbert
--
i have been studying the with the soka gakkai international - usa, recently: through the practice of Nichiren Buddhism and the study of the Lotus Sutra, i have furthered my experience with the transformative nature of ritual and the revolutionary aspects of spirituality; and although dharma works in mysterious ways, i am still skeptical of any human representatives with such lofty claims as having the ultimate key to understanding the mystical law of the universe...
for everyone i meet in spiritual discussion, here's a general fyi: just show me how your practice works in life-affirming ways, and spare me the claims to authority, please.
--
"We are here to remove a primary weapon from the hands of disputant religions. That weapon--the claim to possession of the one and only revelation."
(this was a surprising immediate agreement on the statement of The Commission of Ecumenical Translators' common goal... although jubilation at this "sign of profound accord" proved premature)
from Appendix II of Dune, by Frank Herbert