Yes, Andre, it the idea of no-self, of Anatta plain and simple. Mindfulness/awareness is one method. - Marsha
On Apr 23, 2011, at 1:04 PM, Andre Broersen wrote: > Ron to Marsha: > > But I am interested in why you feel becoming unattached to value is better > considering we are composed of value.It hints at wanting to die rather than > wanting to improve your life. what are your reasons for valuing "no value" or > becoming unattached to value? you must feel that it is better in some way. > > Andre: > Just butting in and hoping you do not mind. I think the important issue > Marsha is putting forward is that following DQ does imply an effort to die. > As far as I understand it it is the ego that must be rid of before anything > else and is, in this sense, a precondition for 'following' DQ genuinely and > thereby improving 'your life'. > In this way the 'idea' of being 'attached' to value is meaningless... 'you' > ARE value! Getting rid of ego frees oneself of the 'idea' of being > 'attached'. One does not experience 'freedom' but one experiences, as the > Buddha said a state of being 'awake'. (which I thought was a pretty good way > of putting it...and refers back to my comment to Ham concerning the way these > issues are dealt with in the US and the 'Western' world) . > See the story in Steve Hagan's Buddhism Plain and Simple, p 7). > > This, by the way also reinforces Dan's point about freewill, choice and other > notions we have of acts of 'freedom'. Pirsig makes this very clear and > pragmatic...and mystical. > > Hope I'm making sense and sorry for the intrusion. > > ___ 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
