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**pobrierce** · 04-21-2012, 02:16 PM

Well, I understand that he was addressing Buddhists, but why wouldn't his statement apply to every human being on the planet regardless of what religion they are or which country they live in????.

Of course it wouldn't. He was speaking to a group of Buddhists in the context of Buddhist beliefs.

When you go to your temple (which you mentioned in another post somewhere), if a monk or a lama is giving a talk - lets say about certain practices in that tradition - he will be giving it to the people there, not to the whole world.

I'm sure that Ajahn Chah would say the same thing in any circumstance, that is if he was courageous and bold enough to stick to his guns. I would have to say he was speaking and implying this quote universally. If not, then it doesn't hold any water or credibility any more than just some meaningless platitude
These speculative remarks have no relevance because the quote is being taken completely out of context. As I already said previously, he wasn't talking to the whole planet, nor about other religions, so there's really nothing to argue about in that sense.

Lets move on now please and give others an opportunity to comment.

04-21-2012, 02:16 PM	#21
pobrierce Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	Well, I understand that he was addressing Buddhists, but why wouldn't his statement apply to every human being on the planet regardless of what religion they are or which country they live in????. Of course it wouldn't. He was speaking to a group of Buddhists in the context of Buddhist beliefs. When you go to your temple (which you mentioned in another post somewhere), if a monk or a lama is giving a talk - lets say about certain practices in that tradition - he will be giving it to the people there, not to the whole world. I'm sure that Ajahn Chah would say the same thing in any circumstance, that is if he was courageous and bold enough to stick to his guns. I would have to say he was speaking and implying this quote universally. If not, then it doesn't hold any water or credibility any more than just some meaningless platitude These speculative remarks have no relevance because the quote is being taken completely out of context. As I already said previously, he wasn't talking to the whole planet, nor about other religions, so there's really nothing to argue about in that sense. Lets move on now please and give others an opportunity to comment.
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