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**Gudronich** · 12-14-2010, 09:42 AM

A great discussion!

Around 29'00'' Denis Noble insists at Interdependence assuming that is the great achievement of what the Buddha taught. In a brilliant way, Batchelor explains perfectly well the teaching of Prattyasamupada as it is and not as Noble wants to be.

That section is important during the speech because what has been so fascinating for the scientist community is the stuff about systems and interdependence that also has become a sort of New Age Religion and a kind of strange political ideology in the late teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Batchelor makes clear that there is no such "interdependence" political program at the historical Buddha teachings but a neat prescriptive account of reality as a causal evolution so to make people aware of how they think. I really found this as a good example of how the teachings of the historical Buddha have been misunderstood.

12-14-2010, 09:42 AM	#3
Gudronich Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	A great discussion! Around 29'00'' Denis Noble insists at Interdependence assuming that is the great achievement of what the Buddha taught. In a brilliant way, Batchelor explains perfectly well the teaching of Prattyasamupada as it is and not as Noble wants to be. That section is important during the speech because what has been so fascinating for the scientist community is the stuff about systems and interdependence that also has become a sort of New Age Religion and a kind of strange political ideology in the late teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Batchelor makes clear that there is no such "interdependence" political program at the historical Buddha teachings but a neat prescriptive account of reality as a causal evolution so to make people aware of how they think. I really found this as a good example of how the teachings of the historical Buddha have been misunderstood.
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