--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shanti2218411" <kc21d@...> wrote: > > "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one " > Albert Einstein > > "Consciousness... is the phenomenon where by the universe's very > existence is made known" > Roger Penrose > > "Every man's world picture is and always remains a construct of his own mind and cannot be proved to have any other existence". > > Edwin Schrodinger > > "Everything we call real is made of things we cannot regard as real" > Niels Bohr
"Sometimes me think what is love, and then me think love is what last cookie is for. Me give up last cookie for you" The Cookie Monster > > Sorry couldn't help myself.I think any discussion of what reality is will just lead you down the rabbit hole. :) > > > > > > emptybill: > > > > You forget that the Upanishads were all esoterica > > > > within the teaching of the Brahmana-s and the > > > > Shrauta-s. They existed as whispered transmissions for > > > > generations before they were written down... > > > > > > > All of the Upanishads were composed after the historical > > > Buddha's passing. If there were any esoteric teachings > > > before the fifth century, Buddha would have probably > > > mentioned them. > > > > > > According to the dialectics of Naga Arjuna, there is no > > > path, no steps on a path, all truth is relative, there > > > is no movement, time or duration. In fact, things may > > > not move around at all - no objects or individual have > > > 'own nature', that is, an *absolute* existence. > > > > > > These kinds of phenomena are just thought-instants that > > > appear to be substantial - doors tables, running and > > > jumping, or consulting with our friends are all just an > > > *appearance only*. > > > > > >
