Joe, There is no 'sixth sense'. There are not even five senses. There is only Buddha Nature.
If you want to describe Buddha Nature dualistically you could say it is the aggregation of all the five senses. But these five divisions/classifications are dualistic and illusory - like saying there is a 'you' and a 'me' and we are separate. And yes, these senses (this sense, Buddha Nature) is not faulty. It is your perception (which is a product of your dualistic, rational mind) which could be said to be faulty. I don't call the products of this dualistic mind faulty, I call them illusions. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > "Bill!", > > Check the check-list. In Buddhism, Mind is called, considered, and > appreciated as the Sixth Sense. I say, why not!? > > Again, the senses are not faulty. It's the unawakened or awakened mind which > interprets them that counts. The more awakened, the more generally true the > picture through the senses, and the more wisdom and compassion in us, and > through us. The less trouble we cause, the less suffering we generate. > Well, all obvious. > > Just sticking-up for the awakened state, and the wonderful senses. > > --Joe > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > Edgar, > > > > (Actually there is only one 'sense' and that is Buddha Nature, but we > > usually divide it into five senses.) > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
