A: > > > > I think clear terms can facilitate discussion. > > > > U: > > > But what does the discussion facilitate? > > > > A: Well, it happens. its value -- maybe none. But you suggested > > you have gained great value from recent discussions here. So you > > tell me.
U: > Something someone said triggered a train of thought > that resulted in a different way of seeing. That > was fun. The new way of seeing -- the new theory > about enlightenment and my own experiences -- is > more fun for me to entertain ... A: Yes. Thats similar to why I engage in some discussions -- asides from being neurotic and suffering compulsive disorders. :). Not to find Truth, or win consensus. But the process of reading posts can spark an idea or insight, and the process of translating that spark into words can "teach" one many things they did not know. The actual dialogue is sort of secondary and in the background. because it "covers > more bases" than the previous incarnations of the > theory. But it's still a theory, and thus, when > talking about enlightenment -- WRONG. I *assume* > that it is wrong. I entertain such theories merely > for amusement purposes, not to convince myself that > they are correct. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
