[Maddog121]

The only position it really takes are those "four noble truths". The way I had it explained to me as far as appearing to speak on all sides of the philosophical questions is that the only goal is enlightenment. If you are giving instruction to multiple individuals you need to give different directions. If an individual is on the right side of the the goal, you tell them to turn left. If they are on the left side of the goal, you tell them to turn right. If they are in front, you tell them to walk forward. If they are behind, you tell them to move backwards. That is why they say you should be careful if you are just reading the texts. You don't know who the target audience is.