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**foonlesse** · 08-07-2011, 12:10 PM

Nothing inherently derogatory about the word 'hardliner'. I wouldn't drink the Kool-aid without some evidence that it was the real thing.

The Buddha was that sort of "hardliner":

"Foolish man, to whom do you know me having taught the Dhamma like this. Haven’t I taught, in various ways that consciousness is dependently arisen. Without a cause, there is no arising of consciousness. Yet you, foolish man, on account of your wrong view, you misrepresent me, as well as destroy yourself and accumulate much demerit, for which you will suffer for a long time."

08-07-2011, 12:10 PM	#6
foonlesse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	Nothing inherently derogatory about the word 'hardliner'. I wouldn't drink the Kool-aid without some evidence that it was the real thing. The Buddha was that sort of "hardliner": "Foolish man, to whom do you know me having taught the Dhamma like this. Haven’t I taught, in various ways that consciousness is dependently arisen. Without a cause, there is no arising of consciousness. Yet you, foolish man, on account of your wrong view, you misrepresent me, as well as destroy yourself and accumulate much demerit, for which you will suffer for a long time."
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