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**SDorothy28** · 09-01-2010, 08:58 AM

Not everybody who has an opinion about a subject has an opinion because of "faith," but everybody who believes something supernatural, superstitious, or otherwise metaphysical most certainly does, because there's no empirical support for the existence of those things. As a result, "faith" (which is always blind, imo) plays a large role in a lot of people's dharma practice, but not in mine.

Shure Cobalt, and this is the point I wanted to reach but I am not very talented at agruing...

With what Buddha taught... and here, at BWB, where there is a refreshing aim to give a chance to know about, you will find nothing speculative like rebirth, karma, powerfull mantras and devotional Green Taras and Pure Abodes here and there...

If we dedicate some time to study the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Noble Path you will find that is like learning to dance or to play an instrument... you have to practice each step at a time so to get some rithm and to verify what to dance is about. But only you can know after some time of disciplinated practice... Nobody can tell you how the tune sounds...

09-01-2010, 08:58 AM	#20
SDorothy28 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 571 Senior Member	Not everybody who has an opinion about a subject has an opinion because of "faith," but everybody who believes something supernatural, superstitious, or otherwise metaphysical most certainly does, because there's no empirical support for the existence of those things. As a result, "faith" (which is always blind, imo) plays a large role in a lot of people's dharma practice, but not in mine. Shure Cobalt, and this is the point I wanted to reach but I am not very talented at agruing... With what Buddha taught... and here, at BWB, where there is a refreshing aim to give a chance to know about, you will find nothing speculative like rebirth, karma, powerfull mantras and devotional Green Taras and Pure Abodes here and there... If we dedicate some time to study the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Noble Path you will find that is like learning to dance or to play an instrument... you have to practice each step at a time so to get some rithm and to verify what to dance is about. But only you can know after some time of disciplinated practice... Nobody can tell you how the tune sounds...
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