Re: given up on reading and studying?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Awaken21) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...

> My postition isn't anti-intellectual, the fact that you see it that
> way speaks volumes about your persepective and nothing about mine. I
> personally had to study alot, and many people I know must study at
> least a little.  Perhaps if you reread what I said  on the previous
> posts you would see my meaning.

Well you wrote this, to kick off our branch of the thread:

Awaken21: "Intellect has it's place but it has a lower priority than
meditation
and experience and it definately can be a hinderance since it's
closely linked to our sense of a self."

My objection to that statement is that _anything_ can be hindrance by
being closely linked to our sense of self, including meditation and
experience. It's just as possible to be full of ourselves over our
meditation, our devotions, our generosity, our experience or our hefty
biceps.  Intellect is not special in that regard.

Further, the Buddha himself was an intellectual person both before and
after the enlightenment. He used reasoned debate and displayed
learning when teaching and disputing. He didn't usually just twirl a
flower all day.