--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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.
"Some Mahayana Buddhist sutras and a number of Buddhist tantras, however, strongly insist upon the ultimate Reality of the Atman when it is equated with the essential and eternal being of the Buddha" (Wikipedia)...I think I'll pass on this one VAj, it seems a bit of a conundrum! At least it appears 'you're' not mixed up. :-)
