At a certain point, you just forget everything and then maybe you just see things with a materialistic, scientific perspective.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:29 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > At 11:17 AM 1/2/2009, you wrote: > >> <SNIP> >> >Marsha quoted >> > "No thought is more or less real than any other thought. But when we >> > separate our thoughts and ourselves from our thoughts by trying to >> > grasp them or reject them, we separate ourselves from reality and >> > create the fiction of transient existence, both for our thoughts and >> > ourselves." >> > >> >> Yesterday's sunlight >> may shine elsewhere on this day >> not so the flowers of spring >> > > > Mel, > > This stunned me, stopped me in my tracks, left me speechless. It was much > appreciated. > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > thanks--mel >> > >> > >> > >----- Original Message ----- >> > >From: "MarshaV" <[email protected]> >> > >To: "MD Forum" <[email protected]> >> > >Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:48 AM >> > >Subject: [MD] All teachings, >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > "All teachings, including those of the Prajnaparamita, are based on >> > > > our understanding of what is real. Although most people nowadays >> > > > view reality as matter, and some see it as energy, Buddhists see it >> > > > as mind, but mind that isn't separate from matter or energy. The >> > > > nature of things and the nature of mind, according to Buddhists, are >> > > > not different. Even if we do separate the worlds of matter and >> mind, >> > > > or energy and mind, we are only able to do so through the constructs >> > > > of the mind. It is through our minds that we know anything at all, >> > > > whether matter, energy, mind, or reality. ..." >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > . >> > . >> > >> > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the >> stars......... >> > . >> > . >> > >> > 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/ >> > > . > . > > Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars......... > . > . > 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/
