Can someone explain this to me? "Dalai Lama Kiss & Tongue Controversy"

[bloominglotus]

Yes truly I meant that, the Suttas explaining the truth by the Buddha - text does not contain the truth, only points to it.

[thomaslaw]

@bloominglotus

the Suttas explaining the truth by the Buddha - text does not contain the truth, only points to it.

Yes, indeed, but the SN/SA suttas themselves are still the best teacher for knowing and seeing the truth:

Who is the best teacher on Samatha and Vipassana meditation?

I think the best teacher on Samatha and Vipassana is the core teachings of SN/SA suttas themselves. E.g.: Vipassana in SN/SA suttas is the practice of ‘right view’ How to get Right View? - #13 by thomaslaw Samatha in SN/SA suttas is the practice of ‘mindfulness’. See: Pages 215-8 from The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism Choong Mun-keat 2000.pdf (285.9 KB) Pages 225-7 from The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism Choong Mun-keat 2000.pdf (210.4 KB)

[Adutiya]

@nisabhobhikkhu Thank you for posting this video, Venerable. I don’t follow the Dalai Lama, but I think he’s a person with a pure heart and and person without sexual lust. Hearing that the Dalai Lama did this and then watching the viral video clip made me think that I was missing something, that things weren’t what they appeared to be. The video’s preface brings together the explanations that make perfect sense.