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  "description": "Re-reading Gil Fronsdal's The Buddha before Buddhism, I'm again struck by simplicity of the earliest teachings: You're always stressing yourselves out. You can stop.\n\nThe fact that his later followers took this simple message and turned it into a religion, with all the many forms of stress that this involves, only proves the point.\n\nThe words (as they've come down to us) of the man himself couldn't be clearer:\n\nTrue brahmins are not led by others\nWhen considering doctrines believed.\nThey have th",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T11:05:16.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Re-reading Gil Fronsdal's _The Buddha before Buddhism_ , I'm again struck by simplicity of the earliest teachings: _You're always stressing yourselves out. You can stop._\n\nThe fact that his later followers took this simple message and turned it into a religion, with all the many forms of stress that this involves, only proves the point.\n\nThe words (as they've come down to us) of the man himself couldn't be clearer:\n\n> True brahmins are not led by others\n> When considering doctrines believed.\n> They have therefore gone beyond disputes.\n> Indeed, they see none of these doctrines as the best....\n\n> In using words,\n> True brahmins don’t make things up,\n> Follow views,\n> Or bind themselves to knowledge.\n> Knowing the many commonplace opinions\n> They are equanimous, thinking, ‘That is what others hold on to.’\n\n> Free of worldly ties, sages here\n> Don’t follow any faction in a dispute.\n> Peaceful among those not at peace,\n> Equanimous, thinking, ‘That is what others hold on to,’\n> They don’t hold on to anything.\n\n> Having given up old contaminants without forming new ones,\n> They neither pursue desires nor get entrenched in doctrines.\n> Free from viewpoints, not clinging to the world,\n> Wise ones have no self-reproach.\n\n> They are not an enemy to any doctrine\n> Seen, heard, or thought out.\n> Not forming opinions, not shut down, and not desirous,\n> They are sages, wise ones who have laid their burden down.",
  "title": "The Buddha's Anti-dogmatism",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-25T11:06:11.325Z"
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