Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread Anthony Wu
From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 7 December, 2010, 12:22 AM   Anthony, Please provide references on the Internet for: o  The Buddha's viewpoint on reincarnation o The Tibetan Buddhist perspective on re

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread Anthony Wu
ED,   I knew. Chogyam Trungpa's answer reflects his personality. The guy is dead. I wonder whether his neurosis has been carried over to his next reincarnate.   Anthony --- On Tue, 7/12/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroup

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread ED
Anthony, Please provide references on the Internet for: o The Buddha's viewpoint on reincarnation o The Tibetan Buddhist perspective on reincarnation Thanks, --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wrote: > > ED, > > Correction: the radio waves, before union with an embryo, ta

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread ED
Anthony, The question being dealt with is: In Buddhist doctrine, what is the nature of the transmission from one entity to the successor entity. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wrote: > > ED, > > Chogyam Trungpa was a playboy. But he did not seem to try to conceal tha

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread Rose P
:) Rose --- On Mon, 12/6/10, ChrisAustinLane wrote: From: ChrisAustinLane Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: "Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com" Cc: "" Date: Monday, December 6, 2010, 2:48 PM   If the video had been Dr. Austin I w

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread ChrisAustinLane
in the end it’s all in vain. > > …Bill! > > > > From: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:zen_fo...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf > Of Anthony Wu > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:55 AM > To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain >

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread Anthony Wu
Buddha's teachings. He says when a person dies, another entity (maybe a dog or a hungry ghost) was born. The two entities are not different, but are not the same either.   anthony --- On Mon, 6/12/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-06 Thread Anthony Wu
ED,   Chogyam Trungpa was a playboy. But he did not seem to try to conceal that tendency of his. I like him and appreciate his honesty.   Anthony --- On Mon, 6/12/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, 6

RE: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread BillSmart
t: Monday, December 06, 2010 8:42 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain   How does the mind go from one body to another? Think of it being like radio waves. The radio waves, which are not made up of words and music but energy at different frequencies, are t

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread mike brown
ritual/enlightenment' experiences? Mike From: ChrisAustinLane To: "Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com" Cc: "Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com" Sent: Mon, 6 December, 2010 1:23:35 Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain   It is not even

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread ED
[Rebirth ] [Question:] How does the mind go from one body to another? [Answer:] Think of it being like radio waves. The radio waves, which are not made up of words and music but energy at different frequencies, are transmitted, travel through space, are attracted to and picked up by the

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread ED
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche when asked what reincarnates replied, "Your neuroses." --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Wu wrote: > > ED, > > You can replace the word 'soul' with 'thought', 'mind' or whatever you think is not, or the opposit of 'matter'. > > Anthony

RE: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread BillSmart
06, 2010 6:55 AM To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain Chris, I don't see any 'religionization'. On the contrary, he tries to use materialism to explain something relating to religion. Or to explain metaphysical events. Anthony -

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread Anthony Wu
of anti-science. We have a long way to go to complete the journey of science. Or will it be 'completed' at all?   Anthony --- On Sat, 4/12/10, mike brown wrote: From: mike brown Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 4 December,

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread Anthony Wu
ED,   You can replace the word 'soul' with 'thought', 'mind' or whatever you think is not, or the opposit of 'matter'.   Anthony --- On Sun, 5/12/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.c

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread ED
Chris, All that matters to me is the pleasure I derive (without choice) from enhancing or imagining that I am enhancing my understanding of the mind-meditation connection. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, ChrisAustinLane wrote: > > It is not even particularly good science. I think it

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread ED
Rose, I am happy you like the video. I like Mr Murphy's calm and relatively ego-free vibrations; he has obviously engaged in some serious Theravadin meditation practice. I have found the book: "Zen-Mind Reflections" quite interesting and have learned much from it on the zazen-brain connection,

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread Rose P
Rose --- On Fri, 12/3/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, December 3, 2010, 6:23 PM   Rose, I have just completed watching all 100 minutes of the video. It is phenomenal -

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread ChrisAustinLane
> > Anthony > > --- On Sat, 4/12/10, mike brown wrote: > > From: mike brown > Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain > To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com > Date: Saturday, 4 December, 2010, 12:16 PM > > ED, > > Very interesting video on ma

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-05 Thread ED
Anthony, What 'soul'? Buddha declare that anatta (no 'soul') is a characteristic of all phenomena. --ED Note1: The three signs of being are in essence of the three characteristics of all phenomena or, the ability to see things as they really are. Change Impermanence. Everything is alw

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-04 Thread Anthony Wu
7; at all?   Anthony --- On Sat, 4/12/10, mike brown wrote: From: mike brown Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 4 December, 2010, 12:16 PM   ED,   Very interesting video on many different levels - the penny dropped a number

RE: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-03 Thread BillSmart
ED, I watched the first 5 minutes. It sounded interesting until he started to get into the physiology aspects. I’ll listen to some more when I have more time next week. EVERYBODY, I’m flying to Seoul, Korea tonight and will be there probably through the end of the year. Are any of you there n

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-03 Thread mike brown
ED, Very interesting video on many different levels - the penny dropped a number of times re my own thoughts and experiences. I was surprised he left out the 'long dark night of the soul' in his presentation tho. Thanks, Mike From: ED To: Zen_Forum@yahoo

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-03 Thread Anthony Wu
ED,   I would like to hear your conclusion before I watch the video.   Anthony --- On Sat, 4/12/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 4 December, 2010, 2:23 AM   Rose, I have just completed watching

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-03 Thread ED
Rose, I have just completed watching all 100 minutes of the video. It is phenomenal - I am dumbfounded! I will be re-watching it at least twice again. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Rose P wrote: > > Thanks v much for the link Ed. I've watched the first couple of mins and will be

Re: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain

2010-12-03 Thread Rose P
Thanks v much for the link Ed. I've watched the first couple of mins and will be watching the rest, and probably some of the others, later. Rose --- On Fri, 12/3/10, ED wrote: From: ED Subject: [Zen] Enlightenment, Self, and the Brain To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, December 3