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**OccabsLam** · 11-23-2011, 01:13 PM

If I remember right, the OP was not asking about how to practice Dhamma. He was talking about the credibility of later texts. Thus, the reply.

Hi again Deshy, I have had a look back at the discussion and hope I am not confusing the matter even more here - my point was that the best way to determine credibility is in how any teaching lines up with practice ... teachings which aren't directly verifiable are of limited value for me - interesting as they are, especially for dialogue and discussion.

11-23-2011, 01:13 PM	#1
OccabsLam Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	If I remember right, the OP was not asking about how to practice Dhamma. He was talking about the credibility of later texts. Thus, the reply. Hi again Deshy, I have had a look back at the discussion and hope I am not confusing the matter even more here - my point was that the best way to determine credibility is in how any teaching lines up with practice ... teachings which aren't directly verifiable are of limited value for me - interesting as they are, especially for dialogue and discussion.
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