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**hansen384cbh** · 12-04-2011, 04:38 PM

how can i reconcile the above with the following Buddha quote:

"There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.”

As you know, living like a layperson means "not going all the way" which have been described as "a mistake" by the Buddha!

Or is the above quote was directed only to monastics, not to laypeople?

Regards,
Bundokji

Hi Bundokji,

Can you give the source of any quotes please? (Quotes from 'Buddha Quotes' sites can be inaccurate by the way and can often be someone else's version of what the Buddha is actually recorded as saying in the suttas)

12-04-2011, 04:38 PM	#9
hansen384cbh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	how can i reconcile the above with the following Buddha quote: "There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.” As you know, living like a layperson means "not going all the way" which have been described as "a mistake" by the Buddha! Or is the above quote was directed only to monastics, not to laypeople? Regards, Bundokji Hi Bundokji, Can you give the source of any quotes please? (Quotes from 'Buddha Quotes' sites can be inaccurate by the way and can often be someone else's version of what the Buddha is actually recorded as saying in the suttas)
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