http://amtb.co.uk/wheres-the-reality.html Pure Land Buddhism introduction in both English and Chinese. - Vincent Lai Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:12:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://amtb.co.uk/wheres-the-reality.html#comment-7 Vincent Lai Blog »The Way of Inquiry Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:00:39 +0000 http://amtb.co.uk/wheres-the-reality.html#comment-7 [...] The Buddha warned strongly against blind faith and encouraged the way of truthful inquiry. He pointed out the danger in fashioning one's beliefs merely on the folloing grounds: hearsay, tradition, because many others say it is so, the authority of ancientscriptures, the world of a supernatural being or out of trust in one's teachers, elders or priests. Instead one maintains an open mind and thoroughly investigates one's own experience of life. When one sees for oneself that a particular view agrees with both experience and reason and leads to the happiness of one and all, then one should accept that view and live up to it! [...] [...] The Buddha warned strongly against blind faith and encouraged the way of truthful inquiry. He pointed out the danger in fashioning one’s beliefs merely on the folloing grounds: hearsay, tradition, because many others say it is so, the authority of ancientscriptures, the world of a supernatural being or out of trust in one’s teachers, elders or priests. Instead one maintains an open mind and thoroughly investigates one’s own experience of life. When one sees for oneself that a particular view agrees with both experience and reason and leads to the happiness of one and all, then one should accept that view and live up to it! [...]

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