<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 23, 2007 11:32 AM, Yonatan Kaganoff <<a href="mailto:ykaganoff@yahoo.com">ykaganoff@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><div>2) Many strains of Buddhist teach the idea of non-Judgementally, contemplating the moment and the world and cultivating compassion for all suffering creatures. This aquisition of true compassion can and often does lead to acting to r
<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">elieve s</span>uffering in the world. I believe that propotionally, at least as many Western Buddhists as Western Jews are involved in relieving suffering in the world.
</div> <div> </div> <div>(I don't think that this is the forum to discuss the four vows of the Buddha, but if anyone wants we can get into that topic.)</div><br><div>Have a good Shabbos,</div><font color="#888888">
<div>Yonatan</div></font></blockquote></div><br>I think the value of non-judmgentalness IS present in Judaism but only in the ideal state such as <br>BEFORE the cheit. Then the cheit of Adam was the inception yod'ei Tov voro meaning judgmentalness.
<br><br>As such, perhaps on THIS PLANE we as Jews cannot escape judgment. But in yemos Hasmashiach when we are Returned to Gan Eden Mikdem ["hadeish yameinu keKEDEM" imho implies that s before the cheit - such lack of judmgentalness WILL re-emerge.]
<br><br>Thus we have different planes of madgreigos:<br><br><ol><li>Pre-cheit post Moshiach - we had and wil lbe restpred tot a non-judgmental mind</li><li>Post cheit-pre-Moshiach we are stuck and mired in yod'ei tov voro, And we therefore do Torah and mitzvos on THAT plane choosing TOV over Ra.
<br></li></ol> Only perhaps yehchidei segulah can transcend the judgment plane [it appears from some stories that Hofetz Haim did re: people who stole from him, etc.<br><br>-- <br>Kol Tuv / Best Regards,<br><a href="mailto:RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com">
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