On Aug 14, 2011, at 10:20 AM, X Acto wrote: > > > > Marsha had said: > Hi Ron, > > What I actually presented to dmb, which he chose to ignore, was the following: > > > *** ON AN ETHICAL CODE: > > "Dharma, like rta, means 'what holds together.' It is the basis of all order. > It equals righteousness. It is the ethical code. It is the stable condition > which gives man perfect satisfaction. > > "Dharma is duty. It is not external duty which is arbitrarily imposed by > others. It is not any artificial set of conventions which can be amended or > repealed by legislation. Neither is it internal duty which is arbitrarily > decided by one's own conscience. Dharma is beyond all questions of what is > internal and what is external. Dharma is Quality itself, the principle of > 'rightness' which gives structure and purpose to the evolution of all life > and to the evolving understanding of the universe which life has created." - > (RMP, LILA: Chapter 30) > > > > "When early Western investigators first read the Buddhist texts they too > interpreted nirvana as some kind of suicide. There's a famous poem that goes: > > While living, > Be a dead man. > Be completely dead, > And then do as you please. > And all will be well. > > "It sounds like something from a Hollywood horror-film but it's about > nirvana. The Metaphysics of Quality translates it: > > While sustaining biological and social patterns > Kill all intellectual patterns. > Kill them completely > And then follow Dynamic Quality > And morality will be served. > ... > > "The Metaphysics of Quality translated karma as 'evolutionary garbage.' > That's why it sounded so funny as the name of a boat. It seemed to suggest > she had arrived in Kingston on a garbage scow. Karma is the pain, the > suffering that results from clinging to the static patterns of the world. The > only exit from the suffering is to detach yourself from these static > patterns, that is, to 'kill' them." - (RMP, LILA: Chapter 32) > > > > > Ron replies: > Hello Marsha, I think the difficulty in understanding arises from how you > yourself resolve Dharma with killing all static patterns > it would seem to be contrary notions in conflict. Perhaps you can explain how > you resolve the two. >
Marsha: I think a difficulty might be that you think you know anything about my relationship and resolution with/of dharma, static patterns or RMP's quotes. I interpret the quote 'kill intellectual patterns' (above) as practicing a type of mindfulness where you stop the mind's incessant narration and allow for the unfolding dynamic. I never said anything like "killing all static patterns". You are hallucinating. I suggest you consider your method of re-interpreting what I actually write. ___ 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
