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**AlissBart** · 07-06-2011, 06:04 PM

Different people have different needs, and at different times in their lives. Meditation is definitely important, but so is knowledge as an initial guideline, something to reflect on. But it is even better to have a good guide in real life, someone experienced and accomplished. These internet forums can be helpful but nothing beats an experienced and accomplished teacher.

Coming back to the title of your thread, all it really means (in terms of it being relevant to your practice) is that it isn't a fixed, kind of eternal thing which exists independently. It arises dependently upon our kleshas (2nd Arya/Noble truth), and can be overcome for that reason too if we overcome the causes (3rd Arya/Noble truth).

07-06-2011, 06:04 PM	#16
AlissBart Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Different people have different needs, and at different times in their lives. Meditation is definitely important, but so is knowledge as an initial guideline, something to reflect on. But it is even better to have a good guide in real life, someone experienced and accomplished. These internet forums can be helpful but nothing beats an experienced and accomplished teacher. Coming back to the title of your thread, all it really means (in terms of it being relevant to your practice) is that it isn't a fixed, kind of eternal thing which exists independently. It arises dependently upon our kleshas (2nd Arya/Noble truth), and can be overcome for that reason too if we overcome the causes (3rd Arya/Noble truth).
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