Comments on: Words are worthless

By: just curious

just curious — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:41:50 +0000

That’s funny. Someone attacking me for asking a question.

I’ve been reading Buddhist works texts and sutras for over ten years. (A drop in the bucket, I know.) I also understand the overall meaning of the and I think it’s entirely valid.

I was really only genuinely curious about whether the one specific statement — words being the root of all evil (as opposed to ignorance, desire, and hatred that are mentioned typically) was jumping to an erroneous conclusion (a topic of much discussion lately) or whether it could be substantuated.

It was my interest as a Buddhist and not a budoka.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:31:27 +0000

I don’t think the message is that all words are useless, I think it’s more trying to say that words often lead to reasons for someone to become lazy, or to alter their mindset. It’s something I’ve been working on lately - I figure out what my goals are, and I let logic and reasoning be damned after I realize where I need to get.

Now, I could be completely wrong, but that’s the feeling I get after reading that.

Also, sorry for the horribly late response - almost a year after the original comment - but I just felt I had to get that in there.

By: TheRealMC

TheRealMC — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:32:12 +0000

Just Curious should read any Sutra and ‘enlighten’ himself. The Buddha’s words weren’t written down till hundreds of years after his demise and are left open to interpretation.
A Bulgarian proverb says: “A word is like a sparrow, once you let it go you can’t catch it.”
And lastly, I had a laugh at the hypocrite comment.
Gambatte!

By: just curious

just curious — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:39:54 +0000

Can you cite where the Buddha said that? It seems improbable for a man who gave so many lectures and teachings for so many years. If he really said that, I’d be very interested in knowing which sutra indicates so.