It didn't take this thread long to go to shit. This must be the point in
the conversation when it gets personal. Go figure.
On 11/11/2013 9:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Richard J. is such a literalist. If he was (God forbid) a Moslem or a
Christian he'd be a fruitcake fundamentalist.
Re his comment that all Hindus and Buddhists believe in samsara,
karma, and reincarnation:
Yes they *believe* in that bullshit but on what possible
justification? How many Hindus and Buddhists seriously claim to have
memories of their previous incarnations? Precious few, I'd bet.
Reincarnation is a pleasing myth which has value in hinting at the
great truth that we are *not* the separate, isolated individuals our
common senses tell us we are.
Re :The Bodhisattva vow is the vow taken by Mahayana Buddhists to
attain complete enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.:
Is Richard J claiming that he has taken (or ever, ever, ever intends
to take) a vow to work for the complete enlightenment of George W.
Bush before he will choose to sink into parinirvana? Hypocrite!
Me - I saw screw Dubbya. I want what's mine!
---In [email protected], <awoelflebater@...> wrote:
Neuroplasticity and the jyotish pitta-laced gulab jamuns at work, no
doubt.
Gulab Jamun Recipe
---In [email protected], <emilymaenot@...> wrote:
I sent this at 10:30 this morning. It was posted at 4:18 pm. It must
be a sign.
---In [email protected], <emilymaenot@...> wrote:
I'm rootin' for you Share. I'm slow on the uptake too, but I think I
got this one. The clue is: Read *all* the words, as Judy has pointed
out.
---In [email protected], <authfriend@...> wrote:
Read what I wrote again, dimwit. HINT: Read /all/ the words. When you
see where you made your mistake, let us know, OK?
---In [email protected], <sharelong60@...> wrote:
> Judy, from what I noted, Maharishi said that Brahman is maya.
You wrote that Maharishi
> said that Brahman is not maya. Maybe it's simply a case of
the teacher contradicting himself
> so that the students don't get trapped in intellectual
understanding.
On Monday, November 11, 2013 11:17 AM, "authfriend@..."
<authfriend@...> wrote:
"OTOH"?? Read what I wrote again, Share.
Share fumbled:
> OTOH, in the Veda it's written: Brahman says, "My
indestructible maya." And
> Maharishi has explained that at the deepest level of
every cell of our body, Purusha IS
> Prakriti.
(snip)
I wrote:
> > Finally, according to Maharishi, Maya is "that which is
not"--but the illusion involved is
> > not that Maya is not real, but rather that it isn't
Brahman.
