I can see where you are coming from.DooDoot wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:32 amNo, imo, you are not talking about the Buddhist path but you appear to be talking about the Jain path. I am quoting the Buddhist path but you appear to refuse to acknowledge the Buddhist path. Instead, you appear to be clinging to rules & precepts unskillfully, which is a fetter to stream-entry.
A certain amount of clinging is necessary to enter the path, otherwise you will get nowhere in the practice. Once you attain the shore you will no longer need to carry the raft.
You are confusing yourself, but I appreciate your thoughts. No offence but good luck with that. Hopefully, it will get you closer to the end of suffering.DooDoot wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:32 amNow, a trifling evil act done by what sort of individual is experienced in the here & now, and for the most part barely appears for a moment? There is the case where a certain individual is developed in the body, developed in virtue, developed in mind [i.e., painful feelings cannot invade the mind and stay there], developed in discernment: unrestricted, large-hearted, dwelling with the immeasurable. A trifling evil act done by this sort of individual is experienced in the here & now, and for the most part barely appears for a moment.
Lonaphala Sutta: The Salt Crystal