--- In [email protected], "qntmpkt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- I disagree. Speculating on which actions are Dharmic, whether in > E'd or non-E'd people is all speculative; and due to the paradoxes of > Brahman and the possibility of getting embroiled in circulatory > "Advaita-speak"; we are left with making wholly commonsense, logical, > (experiential and theoretical when appropriate) conclusions about the > nature of actions; some of which can be evaluated using standard > academic, scientific tools. There's no need to nitpick on the nature > of science or what's common sense. There are obvious disagreements > and that's the nature of life. > The point is, that trying to figure out right vs wrong, Dharmic vs > a-Dharmic is an unsolvable conundrum when placed into the context of > what we "think" E'd people vs non-E'd people are doing; (if consistent > with Dharma or not). > Dharma AND karma are mutually inclusive, along with karma; and are > both ultimately unfathomable. > We are left with common sense decisions, "AS IF" everybody were > totally ignorant, or totally E'd. It's all the same, in regard to > subjects out of one's field. Of course, an E'd person can sometimes > speak volumes on the nature of E'ment, or like Ramana Maharshi, > "speak" volumes by remaining in complete silence. > For example, an E'd person may render an opinion on ecomomics or > politics; but have little expertise in those fields. The fact that > she's E'd should not influence our evaluation of the matter in common > sense usage and in the proper context. E'd may carry little or no > weight in terms of relative "rightness"; and in fact, there may be > much "truthiness" (what people may FEEL or WANT to be right). Bill > O'Reilly uses this term often. (I disagree with most of his opinions > but his characterizations of "truthiness" usage is somewhat amusing). > By the same token, E'd people have their share of truthiness. > In a nutshell, MMY has his own opinions on politics and economics, but > the fact that he's E'd (probably), means nothing to me in evaluating > the content of his statements.
<clapclapclapclapclapclapclap> Bravo. Beautifully expressed. (Actually it was Stephen Colbert who coined the term "truthiness." I'm surprised O'Reilly is using it, because it was coined as a negative commentary on people like him.) > Bill O'Reilly says "The spin stops here". 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/
