There is only Self. Language does not exist. Only Self does. On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > 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 >
