Karin, You do realize, don't you, that the discarding of self-awareness is what zen is all about?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karin Machado Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Zen] Nature? Edgar Owen All living organisms have intelligence necessary to survive within their particular environments. Otherwise they would have become extinct.> Pure genetic programming which is the mindless robotic survival instinct of insects does NOT translate to sentient being. Insects are not self-aware, therefore they are not sentient. __________ NOD32 3709 (20081220) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
