--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Magoo" <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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'?
It has subliminal meanings that I can't reveal here, especially since Judy may be monitoring this message, and you know how that goes....
