THEO1161 Lecture : 9-5-13.docx
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Prince siddhartha: sees an old man, a sick man, and a corpse during his four outings out of the palace, part of what is behind his reaction comes from other lives/inconceivable path that would read off of that experience what he needs to do (drop everything and become buddha, understanding that we are all socially conditioned not to pay attention to critical things like the fact that we are getting older etc. (put away somewhere where we don"t have to see them, repressed) lack a clear way to deal with those truths we hide from them, was prepared from his past to realize these truths are the keys to finding a true safety, he must not hide from them but go right through them, after buddha achieved level of safety he did not leave the world behind but taught for 45 years to help others reach that truth, all sentient beings.
