---Below: Rory says suffering has no objective reality. True, but irrelevant in terms of the actions that may be required to offset the suffering. The proposed remedies - whatever they are - also have no objective reality, so we are back to square one. Thus, if some home invaders are attacking your neighbors, do something about it. We don't say "those guys have no objective external reality, so why bother?". The neo-Advaitins paint themselves into a corner of contradictions. The fact that nothing has an "external" reality shouldn't influence (IMO) one's natural tendancy to help others.; so why even say "this and that has no external reality"? That's obvious! When it comes to $$, the neo-Advaitin Gurus are quick to acknowledge the objective, external reality of money.
In [email protected], "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > >> In the above example, Rory is embracing absolute POV 'criticizing > is > > projecting our own inner pain on others' and therefore taking an > > extreme POV, rather than embracing the paradox: all is one and > > assholes still exist. > Because Rory takes an extreme, absolutist > > position, he falls into "accepting and rejecting" and therefore, > > polarities. > > Whether an asshole actually exists or not is impossible for me to say. > I am rejecting that my suffering has an external reality, yes. If that > makes me somehow "falling into polarities," then so be it :-) >
