I don't know if it is the same as Neti Neti.
Not and not not?
"... A body of merit, Subhuti, a 'body of merit' is spoken of by
the Tathagata as no body. Thus is it called a 'body of merit.' If
there were a body of merit, the Tathagata would not have spoken of
a body of merit as a body of merit.'"
This logic has been repeated several times. It's like having
something on the tip of my tongue but not in mind. It is
taunting me. I know this, but cannot understand it.
I know I am not making any sense. Sorry.
Thank you for responding Dwai.
Wonderful Medha Art Gallery!!!
Ah I see...Not and Not not...it IS a tricky thing.
Is the Tao Empty or Not Empty. Is it Not Not Empty or Not Full?
Like that perhaps?
Glad you liked the Art Gallery...hope to attract more artists.
Dwai Lahiri
http://www.medhajournal.com
On Dec 18, 2008, at 9:54 AM, MarshaV wrote:
At 10:23 AM 12/18/2008, you wrote:
Literally translated, Dharma is "Dhr" and "ma", meaning to Uphold the
Source (Ma == Mother == Source). What is that source? The source of
everything. So, Dharma is the "The Way" (like Tao) that upholds the
Source. And everything in this Universe is defined by Whether it is
adherence with that or not.
Not and Not -- I assume you are talking about Neti Neti.
That is a tool of inquiry used in the Classical Indian schools of
Darsana (or Philosophy). The purpose of this inquiry starts with a
simple question, with negation of possible answers:
Who am I? Am I this body that is typing on this keyboard? Am I the
one who is eating this bagel on a cold winter morning? and so on.
The answer comes "I am not this body, but in this body". I am not
eating the Bagel, this body is eating the bagel for sustenance. Then
who am I?
I don't know if it is the same as Neti Neti.
Not and not not?
"... A body of merit, Subhuti, a 'body of merit' is spoken of by
the Tathagata as no body. Thus is it called a 'body of merit.' If
there were a body of merit, the Tathagata would not have spoken of
a body of merit as a body of merit.'"
This logic has been repeated several times. It's like having
something on the tip of my tongue but not in mind. It is
taunting me. I know this, but cannot understand it.
I know I am not making any sense. Sorry.
Thank you for responding Dwai.
Wonderful Medha Art Gallery!!!
Marsha
Marsha, you know i don't dissagree with the not and not not - and
other
shores - is too obfuscated for me - maybe because they cannot see
the
evolutionary picture and must always depend on allegory and
metaphor.
KO,
There are things that trascend the simplistic world-view that
everything can be understood by reason and logic. The allegory,
parables and metaphors of the East are like the Finger pointing to
the Full Moon. Look at the finger and you'll miss all the beauty and
the experience of the moon.
Dwai Lahiri
http://www.medhajournal.com
On Dec 18, 2008, at 3:10 AM, kieffer odigaunt wrote:
Marsha, you know i don't dissagree with the not and not not - and
other
shores - is too obfuscated for me - maybe because they cannot see
the
evolutionary picture and must always depend on allegory and
metaphor.
-KO
2008/12/18 MarshaV <[email protected]>
Keith,
and patterns... It's the 'not and not not' that has me twisted.
I can
see it as clear as ..., but see nothing. I read the words and
they fall
through me. Perhaps it's time to paint.
Marsha
At 04:02 AM 12/18/2008, you wrote:
Hi Marsha,
teaching and entities of the mind - i see a strong connection
with the
idea
of memes
-KO
2008/12/18 MarshaV <[email protected]>
Dharma: "A Sanskrit word that means "what is real," whether an
object,
an
event, or a teaching. In the Abhidharma school, the term is
applied to
entities of the mind."
Not and not not, and I am skipping like a scratched 45-rpm
record.
Marsha
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