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**zttrftwsq** · 03-04-2012, 06:32 PM

I'm not quite sure that I understand what you are proposing here.

I think it could be said that Realisation is the ending of the Self, but I think that gives the wrong emphasis.

Personally I would express it as "With the letting go of the Self, comes Realisation". Cause and effect are the other way round, in my view.

Buddha is purported to have said 'Be unto yourself your own Buddha'. This essentially means once you have grasped the basics, leave it alone and learn freely for yourself. Are you sure about this? Can you give the source of your information? The Buddha is never known to have used the term 'Buddha' himself, so that throws some doubt on the accuracy of your quote.

The Buddha is reported to have said "Monks, be islands unto yourselves..." (Attadiipaa Sutta) and the word 'island' is sometimes translated as 'lamp', but never 'Buddha'. In this quote, the Buddha is referring to the need to withdraw from activity in order to go into meditation practice.

With good wishes,

Woodscooter.

03-04-2012, 06:32 PM	#2
zttrftwsq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	I'm not quite sure that I understand what you are proposing here. I think it could be said that Realisation is the ending of the Self, but I think that gives the wrong emphasis. Personally I would express it as "With the letting go of the Self, comes Realisation". Cause and effect are the other way round, in my view. Buddha is purported to have said 'Be unto yourself your own Buddha'. This essentially means once you have grasped the basics, leave it alone and learn freely for yourself. Are you sure about this? Can you give the source of your information? The Buddha is never known to have used the term 'Buddha' himself, so that throws some doubt on the accuracy of your quote. The Buddha is reported to have said "Monks, be islands unto yourselves..." (Attadiipaa Sutta) and the word 'island' is sometimes translated as 'lamp', but never 'Buddha'. In this quote, the Buddha is referring to the need to withdraw from activity in order to go into meditation practice. With good wishes, Woodscooter.
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