On 9 April 2011 13:49, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote:
> Please dont dwell on the idea of 5 elements and 6 elements or metal and > wood. > They all refer to matter - all the 108 or so elements of the periodic > table. > We are all just that. Big bags of meat, fat and bones walking around with > extremely complex biochemical reactions going on inside our bodies while > some thoughts come up and confuse the Self in thinking that "I am the body > and I am the mind". > All matter also arises from the Self. The Self that you experience in your > body is the same single self of the whole universe. > There is only one Self. I just don't see it like this - there is immeasurable satisfaction in the absurdity of knowing the self arises from nothing - literally nothing - there is no real program running on this computer - show me the program - it's just code the identity I have given myself that I mistake for being a self is a myth I just have this notion that I must be something because perception is happening and as other objects are perceived to be separate and the mechanics of the system are not seen there is an assumption "I am" only human beings do this the universe doesn't have a self it just is there might be ONE there is no self other than in language for human beings thank you for clearing up the elements thing kind regards
