Re: [Zen] the death of the prince, vegetarianism?(to Chris/Kristy/list)

[ED]

Deep-seated cultural memes, imbued into our minds in childhood, are
almost impossible to detect and erase, the realization of Buddha Nature
notwithstanding.

--ED



--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@...> wrote:

> Hi Bill! It may be of interest to you to know that the latest solid
research
in neurology, backed-up by hard experimental evidence, is that we judge
such
things on an unconscious level and only after this do we come up with a
conscious rationalization. I invite you to research this online. So we
never
actually use the discriminating intellect to form our value judgements.
Steve


--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com
</group/Zen_Forum/post?postID=pBCTO1Nhb83EdVqeDz51Hs1E6xSP7ENk3dDd7x98VX\
zo8PD2veTi0iF01vx-okcsWl6k3zXlPDmCQua3C4HTog> , "Bill!" <BillSmart@...>
wrote:
>
> The crux of this argument is not WHETHER you judge things to be good
or bad,
but HOW you judge things to be good or bad. If you use your intellect,
rationality (discriminating mind) to judge things you are liable to be
let down.


>If the judgement is coming from Buddha Mind (and then it's not really a
judgement but a 'seeing' or 'knowing') then you will never be led
astray.
>
> ...Bill!