--- In [email protected], "Mr. Magoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> 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. :-)
>
It doesn't look like a typo now that I notice it, what is the
significance to you of spelling Vaj 'VAj'?
