Greetings Marsha, If you look at Indic or Chinese references to Intellect (Manas in Sanskrit or I (Yee in Chinese), it is considered a sensory apparatus, along with the general five.
The problem arises when "Intellect" becomes the end-all/be-all of cognition and existence. The statement "I think therefore I am" is a typical example of the malaise. I am not what I think I am. Am I? If not, then who/what am I? Vedanta and Taoism, imho, try to answer that, very basic of questions. Manas is a very necessary apparatus, but it should not be mistaken for the "real" thing. Regards, Dwai On Nov 15, 2007, at 8:33 AM, MarshaV wrote: > > Greetings, > > Scholars, drunk on words and obscure meanings, > Weave a tangled web of concordances. > Simple practice never occurs to them. > Give up education, and the world will be better. > > > There are many who seek Tao through intellect. They revel in > thousands of coincidences, seek similarities in all the world's > religions, conduct learned discourses for enthralled audiences. But > they would reach the truth faster if they tied their thoughts to > experience. > > The intellect is inherently dualistic. It makes distinctions and > creates new connections between concepts and calls that > "meaning." This type of analytical thinking is extremely limited in > the face of Tao, which is not fully rational, nor fully quantitative, > not fully describable. Though most followers of Tao are learned, > they also realize that the intellect is but one aspect in what must > be a multifaceted approach to Tao. > > It is said one must give up education, not because we should be dumb, > but because we must seek a level on consciousness beyond the > intellect. We must study, but not to the point that emphasis on > experience and meditation is lost. If we can combine the intellect > and direct experience with out meditative mid, then there will be no > barrier to the wordless perception of reality. > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
