Steve.
Well said! So what sort of mind or intellect should we bring to the Zen Forum? --ED > --- In [email protected] </group/Zen_Forum/post?postID=DtTAPi72s3_DPS9LbjqRys2VyNDfRRNT3X0dpmj-Nk\ 1Df9Ez0paIgHJeexBxinTkNjgu8l4_1NejO4zIBvr_9Zrfi04> , "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@> wrote: > > > Hi ED. > > > IMO, you have a quite powerful and vigorous analytic, > reductionist, discursive intellect, which must serve you well > when applied in its proper sphere to puzzles amenable to logical > analysis. > > > But when you try to approach Zen in that way you are > like a physically powerful man who wants to solve every problem > by using his great physical strength, even if physical strength > is of no use. > > > The analytic intellect will always try to deconstruct > eveything into component parts or concepts, compare and contrast > those component parts and concepts, and reconstruct those component > parts and concepts in various ways. > > > But this is of no use if ultimate reality is > not composed of component parts and concepts! Even to say "All is One" > will be beside the point. IMO. > Steve
