AUTHENTICITY (PDF-1121)

Something that strikes me about the dharma is how authentic or natural it is, as

opposed to a set of rules or something that someone might have just made up. I

immediately felt this when I first encountered the Buddhist teachings and I feel the same

way today. The dharma is not some prophet's imperatives or ideas, but just the way

things naturally are. In fact, in many ways the basics of dharma are confirming rather

than revelatory. The teachings confirm what I always thought myself was happening in

the world, just with more detail.