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Mixing Heretical Practices with the Buddha-dharma

"Heavenly Treasures in Motion," painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III
“Heavenly Treasures in Motion,” abstract painting by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III

We have already looked at how heretical practices are evil, but it is important to stress again that you cannot mix these practices with Buddha-dharma.

Evil View #25:  THE VIEW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO MIX HERETICAL PRACTICES WITH THE PRACTICES OF THE BUDDHA-DHARMA
This type of situation occurs quite a lot. People practice a mixture of regular Buddha-dharma and heretical methods. This is because there are numerous and varied heretical methods or practices, such as selecting a good hour or auspicious day for an event, yin and yang, feng shui, Taoist magic figures or incantations, beseeching spirits, fortune-telling by means of Chinese characters and other methods, witch dancing, rearing a small ghost, and so on. All of these are heretical practices. Practicing a mixture of these with the Buddha-dharma is evil.

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