RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Agnosticism, Vajrayana, Dharma
5 Jan 2016
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Eros: not so important, you can celebrate it but only with members from your own caste, almost entirely lacking, problem just like in christian tradition (an embarrassment/ to be discouraged, discourages/ looks down on it. Love would be considered a desire, and to desire something leads to suffering. Divine love: buddhist dharma= love is nothing more than lustful craving. If you do this then you will be stuck in a cycle of no return. Compassion/ altruistic love: very important, bodhisattva"s, values compassion because it is found in dharma. Requires wisdom and compassion: can"t overcome suffering without being compassionate towards others, compassion is the buddhist path to enlightenment. Bodhisattva: a person on brink of enlightenment, who remains in world (human realm) to help bring others to enlightenment. Dalai lama: spiritual leader of tibetan buddhists. Agnostic: buddhists are agnostic meaning that they are undecided about believing in a. Notes: on the book cultivting the mind of love.
