Re: 6/11 TRANSMISSION of the LIGHT: Introduction
Okay.....A little behind here...
Is lineage important? Yes and No. I think your immediate affiliation is of some importance and the overall concept of a line of ancestors from the time of Buddha is a nice metaphor. I don't know if I need to know whether or not someone 1000 years ago actually existed in the way that they are being described. The interesting thing to me is that the ancestors are more a representative of all the different types of individuals that have chosen to follow this particular path. It shows that there is room for all kinds of people/things in this practice. Like everything else, there is always the danger of too much attachment, over-identification with YOUR lineage.
Ron
Okay.....A little behind here...
Is lineage important? Yes and No. I think your immediate affiliation is of some importance and the overall concept of a line of ancestors from the time of Buddha is a nice metaphor. I don't know if I need to know whether or not someone 1000 years ago actually existed in the way that they are being described. The interesting thing to me is that the ancestors are more a representative of all the different types of individuals that have chosen to follow this particular path. It shows that there is room for all kinds of people/things in this practice. Like everything else, there is always the danger of too much attachment, over-identification with YOUR lineage.
Ron
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