Greetings Mark, I used most purposively the phrase "neither this, nor that".
I know very little about Taoism, but always find your opinions quite interesting. Marsha On Jul 27, 2011, at 12:02 PM, 118 wrote: > Hi Marsha, > In my opinion, Not This, Not That is pointing at something. This is > not what is stated in the Diamond Sutra. That Sutra is mainly > concerned with servitude to all sentient beings. The Bodhidarma's > incarnation is not satisfied (free of "suffering") until this is > achieved. Of course it never is because of wayward man. > > If you do want to point at something, it is both feminine and > masculine. Yin is feminine (giving) and Yang is masculine (taking). > Or, as Father Tyresius, would say: "Once as a man as the earth I > raged; once a woman as the sea I gave; but there is in fact more earth > than sea." > > At least you are half-right in my book. > > I am glad that you find it clearly, I have a hard time expressing the > mystical. It is through a tall dark glass clearly for me. > > Namaste, > Mark > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:24 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Jul 27, 2011, at 12:55 AM, 118 wrote: >> >>> Hi Marsha, >>> Your finding Nada may be a function of how you are looking for it. If >>> you use standard Subject/Object metaphysics, then of course you will >>> find nothing. In the same way that Atman cannot be found in that way. >>> This is one reason why Pirsig does not like that metaphysics. >>> However, if you look beyond that metaphysics, believe me you will find >>> it. Keep hunting, you will see it at at some totally random normal >>> time, this is called enlightenment. There is nothing special about >>> finding it. You will wonder why you didn't see it before since it is >>> so simple. It really does exist. I cannot help you since you are far >>> away. >>> >>> Good Luck, >>> Mark >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:20 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Mark, >>>> >>>> It is still speculation and under investigation, but I cannot find >>>> anything INHERENTLY existing. Nada. And I'm not sure what face of Buddha >>>> you think I am aiming for. What do you think of the witnessing experience? >>>> >>>> >>>> Marsha >>> >> >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> Far away, which everybody knows is relative, nada & "spiritual rationalism" >> can be found in the Diamond Sutra: neither this, nor that. It is feminine. >> Lila, in chapter 14, states it clearly. >> >> >> Marsha >> >> >> >> ___ >> >> >> 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
