--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- shanti2218411 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --It would be helpful in these discussions for there > > to be > > a common definition for terms being used > > eg"real".When this word is > > it may mean something very different from one > > person to another. > > So for me the statement "the ego is not real" is > > an absurd > > statement thats because of how I define > > "real".For someone using a > > different definition this statement may make > > perfrct sense.Kevin > > The ego is not real from the "perspective" of CC. > However it is real in waking state. Real meaning that > it is experienced or a phenomenological reality. There > is no individuality experienced in CC. There is a very > clear individuality in waking state. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anonymousff > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There is a difference between speaking about ego, > > I, Self etc. as if > > > these were real objects that could be pointed to > > meaningfully in an > > > abstract discussion, and speaking about one's > > "sense of self". A sense > > > of self is an experience, not an idea. By all > > appearances, it is a > > > very common experience, and the absence of it is > > not at all a common > > > experience. Does this have anything to do with > > what is "real"? > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > "marekreavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > "The ego(self) is as real as the 'it' in 'It's > > raining.'" > > > > -- paraphrase from something posted last > > year on FFL > > > > No it at all. Just raining. > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
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