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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtulaSiriwardane" data-source="post: 4455357" data-attributes="member: 120286">It simply means that when Buddhists start practising what looks like Buddha's teaching instead of actual teaching actual teaching disappears. Most of the things we see now is different and against Buddha's teaching. One example.. Now chanting has become more like songs. That is against Buddha's teaching. But looks ok. While Vipassana is clearly explained in Satipatthana sutta many false meditation techniques are taught and accepted as Buddha's teaching. Safest way is to get Dhamma directly from Tipitaka. Otherwise it will be twisted to the taste of the one who interprets it. In Kalama Sutta "So, as I said, Kalamas: 'Don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, "This contemplative is our teacher." When you know for yourselves that, "These qualities are skillful; these qualities are blameless; these qualities are praised by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to welfare & to happiness" — then you should enter & remain in them.' Thus was it said. And in reference to this was it said. </blockquote>

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