Is there any skillful use of using 'we' in addressing certain opinion?
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As possible also observed, when teaching, the address of ones position by 'we' is hardly found in the teaching of the Buddha and his disciples.
It seems that this often used way of using 'we' in argumentation, is purely a tool to demonstrate power and backhold, used also for winning anothers favor, in cases when 'we' includes the listener or could, if he takes on it.
In most cases it seems to be actually an often deliberated lie, as for how could one speak for another, possible even disregard those one might incl. in one 'we'.
So what do you think, is there any case, or in which case, can position 'we' be used skilfull, in which cases does it not point on ones attachments, greed, desires: unwise after gain and identification. In which case is it not clear to be seen as an outcome of sakkāyadiṭṭhi (on-group-holding/group-identification-view) of even gross outwardly sort?
Is it a word a non-worldling woul make use of, and if, in which circumstances?
Maybe one like also sacrifices samples found under the leading teachers of past and present, as addition to ones gift of sharing ones reflections here.
Would the use of 'we' be a good warn-signal, if tracing such in others speech?
`*ironical*' What do we think? What would we answer here?
*[Note that this isn't given for exchange, stacks, and what ever world-binding similar trade but for escape from this wheel]*
Asked by Samana Johann
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Aug 26, 2020, 03:59 PM
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