--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 18, 2006, at 3:26 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > > > That wasn't the question. Lawson specified that it > > > > > > was one of the styles. He's asking if what you > > > > > > describe is (a) the *goal* of this style, or (b) > > > > > > a potential outcome. > > This was the question I was answering. > > If you're asking the weird 'prescription vs. description' > question I have no idea what you're asking.
Wow. Really? You really have no idea? And you think it's a "weird" question? How very odd. It's quite the salient point, because if you confuse DEscription for PREscription, you're likely to defeat your own purposes, because you're mistaking the effect for the cause. Very, very critical distinction when you're translating ancient texts, especially Sanskrit. Prescription = X is what you're supposed to do. Description = This is what happens when you do X. In other words: In this style of Samatha, are you instructed to trace the seed syllable back to its source (i.e., the goal of this style of meditation)? Or do you find yourself tracing the seed syllable back to its source when you practice this style of meditation (i.e., a potential outcome of this style of meditation)? My question was the same as Lawson's, just put in different words. And you still haven't answered either version. > It's a description of the method > and it's what the method achieves--which is again, Buddhahood, > Perfect Enlightenment. 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/
