it's also my understanding the Buddha includes 'find out for yourself'
On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:33 PM, X Acto wrote: > sounds like nothing but an objective opinion about the teachings of the buddha > not the buddha > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: MarshaV <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 4:12:55 PM > Subject: Re: [MD] Buddhism's s/o > > > To recap why I think Buddhism cannot be used as an exception to > the Intellectual Level being SOM, I offer these to quotes that indicate > that Buddhism used logic and the scientific method for an objective > study of 'Mind'. > > > "... So at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the Buddha's path, > observation plays an extremely important role. This is similar to the role > that > objective observation plays in the scientific tradition which teaches that > when > we observe a problem we first formulate a general theory followed by specific > hypothesis. We find the same thing happening in the teaching of the Four > Noble Truths and here the general theory is that all things have a cause, > and the specific hypothesis is that the causes of suffering are craving and > ignorance." > > " Experience in Buddhism is comprised of two components - the objective > component and the subjective component. In other works, the things around > us and we the perceivers. Buddhism is noted for its analytical method in the > area of philosophy and psychology. What we mean by this is that the Buddha > analyzes experience into various elements, the most basic of these being the > five Skandhas or aggregates - form, feeling, perception, mental formation or > volition and consciousness. The five aggregates in turn can be analyzed > into the eighteen elements (Dhatus) and we have a still more elaborate > analysis in terms of seventy two elements. This method is analytical > as it breaks up things. We are not satisfied with a vague notion of > experience, > but we analyze it, we probe it, we break it down into its component parts > like > we break down the chariot into the wheels, the axle and so on. And we do > this in order to get an idea how things work. When we see for instance a > flower, or hear a piece of music, or meet a friend, all these experiences > arise as a result of components. This is what is called the analytical > approach. > And again this analytical approach is not at all strange to modern science > and > philosophy." > > > (Peter D. Santina, 'Fundamentals of Buddhism',BAUS) > > ___ > > > 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/md/archives.html > > > > > 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/md/archives.html ___ 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/md/archives.html
