RE: The Early Schools of Indian Buddhism Series

[reddust]

@amigoponc, Jesus and Buddha's teachings don't need history to show how they work when one applies them to their life. All you need to do is try them on and see if they work.

The history of religious institutions is important to me because it shows how teachings that can strengthen and free us from negativity and slavery on an individual, community, and national level can also be used to control the masses rather than free the individual from their self-caused suffering. Control systems use our suffering for profit and so do corrupt religious systems. If there is no way out of a political system or religious system it is a cult. I learned this from studying history

Comments

[amigoponc]

If there is no way out of a political system or religious system it is a cult. I learned this from studying history.

My thinking is abstract, I was educated in the world of mathematics, under the tones of the piano; maybe that's why I see the world as a chaos, without rhythm, as an out of tune instrument.

[reddust]

I see the world as cyclical, humanity has been through this time of upheaval caused by nature or human events over and over throughout our history, and many times nature influence human behavior. Look up Kali Yuga, @amigoponic

There is no such thing as abstract chaos, there are always patterns-inside-patterns-inside-patterns 🌀