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**Lilji** · 02-10-2012, 06:29 AM

Attachment in many instances helps people go further. If Edison did not attach himself to the lighting bulp, we were all be at the darknes at nights... So whatever Buddha has said sometimes may not be correct...

The attachments indicted by the Buddha were much more of a personal nature, as he warned that person-to-person bonds can lead to dilluisonment -- since people are, at best, only human -- and, with that, the pain and sorow of human existence. He later attenuated his disdain for personal relationships, suggesting his "middle way," meaning, just don't overdo it.

He very likely did not intend to decry one's devotion to a project for the improvement of quality of life. Monks in Thailand, I know, avail themselves of state-of-the-art audio-visual aids in their Dharma sermonizing.

Overall, the Buddha seems to have been a pretty good observer of human nature.

02-10-2012, 06:29 AM	#28
Lilji Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	Attachment in many instances helps people go further. If Edison did not attach himself to the lighting bulp, we were all be at the darknes at nights... So whatever Buddha has said sometimes may not be correct... The attachments indicted by the Buddha were much more of a personal nature, as he warned that person-to-person bonds can lead to dilluisonment -- since people are, at best, only human -- and, with that, the pain and sorow of human existence. He later attenuated his disdain for personal relationships, suggesting his "middle way," meaning, just don't overdo it. He very likely did not intend to decry one's devotion to a project for the improvement of quality of life. Monks in Thailand, I know, avail themselves of state-of-the-art audio-visual aids in their Dharma sermonizing. Overall, the Buddha seems to have been a pretty good observer of human nature.
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