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**deermealec** · 08-15-2010, 09:46 PM

I never knew what unfettered meant, it wasn't on google at the time - 19th century stuff

I think many translations have been carried over from the 19th century, reflecting our understanding of "life" at the time (Thank God I didn't grow up then! pfew! - rather fettered ...)

Just stepping aside from Theravada for one moment, Jan, I don't think the term 'unfettered' is quite so obscure as you imagine. The well known American Mahayana teacher Ken Mcleod named his website "Unfettered Mind"

http://www.unfetteredmind.com/

08-15-2010, 09:46 PM	#12
deermealec Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	I never knew what unfettered meant, it wasn't on google at the time - 19th century stuff I think many translations have been carried over from the 19th century, reflecting our understanding of "life" at the time (Thank God I didn't grow up then! pfew! - rather fettered ...) Just stepping aside from Theravada for one moment, Jan, I don't think the term 'unfettered' is quite so obscure as you imagine. The well known American Mahayana teacher Ken Mcleod named his website "Unfettered Mind" http://www.unfetteredmind.com/
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