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Originally Posted by trainedobserver
Well, actually he did. He was a well educated prince to begin with and after he left his home he studied under numerous teachers did he not? He almost killed himself following their teachings. It wasn't until after he had tried and failed under the various teachers he encountered that he began his famous meditation session under that tree. Is that not correct?
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The more I read his remaining teachings the more I realize he had other methodologies in addition to meditation, or perhaps one might say they are more aggressive, guided meditations, working with two people together. He also felt that his 8-fold path instructions set him above other schools.