On Mar 7, 2007, at 11:39 AM, Mr. Magoo wrote:
I think VAj is a little mixed up, perhaps 'Bob' is too, he's trying to talk about the pseudo-soul or the ego. The Atman is the *Reality* and the *EGO* (sense created identity) is the illusion (or Bob). The Atman is NOT empty but pure bliss, Sat-chit-ananda. Whew, talk about beating around the bush to get a drink of water.
Did you bother to watch the video? Of course to some Buddhists, the Atman is not real. That's the problem.
But I'd rather talk about the video rather than get caught on the tangent of anatman and how Atman causes ignorance to arise (may I recommend a Gelukpa monastery if you want to argue that and have some fun).
The idea of 200% is actually a Buddhist idea.
