Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Spirit?

I have been "speaking" within the context of spiritual questions. I defined "spirit as it realtes to spirituality. We are mind, body, and spirit. I call the nature of relationship between two people mostly in terms of having a sense of connection which is spiritual--spirit recognizing spirit.
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The Spririt of '76 refers to the zeitgeist--not exactly the same thing. And not, to my way of thinking, a spiritual mattrer.
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I would really like you to explain this statement:
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I get a sense that Buddhism is just another priestly method of controlling the underclasses who buy into its basic assumption that I see as false. It has an air of schizophrenia about it. I think all priestly classes give themselves an uncalled for authority for what other people think and do.
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I'm baffled how you could have reached that conclusion about Buddhism. Certainly nothing I have quoted so far would (as I see it) substantiate such a conclusion.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle