To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (657005 ) 11/3/2004 7:06:55 PM From: ThirdEye Read Replies (1) | Respond to BTW, your explanation of the meaning of evangelical and your transformation is interesting. You probably don't realize it but there are striking similarities between that view and a Buddhist view. What you recognize as your flaws of emotion are what buddhists call the source of suffering, the First Noble Truth. And suffering arises from not realizing the true nature of reality. Suffering ends when one is able to transform one's view of reality-being reborn, so to speak. However, unlike your approach, there is no obligation to tell anyone about it, other than living that reality. As you imply, you can tell if someone has truly undergone this kind of deep transformation. There is an obligation to live a life of service to all, but there is no obligation to proselytize. In fact, to do so would contradict the essence of the transformation itself. To feel compelled to "teach" in this way is, IMO, an error of perception and a perversion of the original intent. "Being" your awareness is a powerful statement in itself. Why screw it up by suggesting that everyone else who doesn't believe what you do is messed up? This is why there are religious wars fought, why there were Crusades, Islamic fascism. Name one war, one person murdered in the name of Buddha, ever.
