Bill! -
'illusion' appears to be an acceptable label in zen. As, google[zen and illusion] gives 6.6 million results. Next, define what one means by 'illusion'. -- ED PS1: Is 'conception' a suitable replacement for 'illusion'? PS2: Below are a variety of meanings for 'illusion' <http://www.google.com/search?q=illusion&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=667&prm\ d=imvns&tbas=0&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CCoQuAs> Dictionary Search Results il·lu·sion nounâ/iËloÍoZHÉn/â illusions, plural 1. A false idea or belief * - he had no illusions about the trouble she was in * A deceptive appearance or impression * - the illusion of family togetherness * - the tension between illusion and reality * A thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses * - Zollner's illusion makes parallel lines seem to diverge by placing them on a zigzag-striped background Web definitions * an erroneous mental representation * something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" * delusion: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas * magic trick: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webw\ n%3Fs%3Dillusion&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CDMQngkwAQ&q=\ illusion&usg=AFQjCNEsQHK59ChYovHpQHSOzHq0eyJihg> * (illusional) marked by or producing illusion; "illusionary stage effects" wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webw\ n%3Fs%3Dillusional&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CDUQngkwAQ&\ q=illusion&usg=AFQjCNHZ3gkERC5YBfEdy2_NAnCbXzXygg> * (illusory) illusive: based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of ... wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webw\ n%3Fs%3Dillusory&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CDcQngkwAQ&q=\ illusion&usg=AFQjCNFND4IibFwyUBj-HCASl6GAVke-Tw> * An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusion&rct\ =j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CDkQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQjCNH\ OEKJEuFILdEw2osDjHDHmmHIBPA> * Anything that seems to be something that it is not; A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true; A magician's trick; The fact of being an illusion (in any of the above senses) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illusion <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illusion&rc\ t=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CEUQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQjCN\ EYCLXk8PuHfqRXGf0WkygVLeoyUg> * (illusory) Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illusory <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illusory&rc\ t=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CEcQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQjCN\ F_-DgMuywVb0hlonAOSHZqz1s_1g> * (Illusions) Perceptions created in the visual system and brain that differ from the "objective" environment as measured by physical instruments. www.google-docs.com/post/143.html <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.google-docs.com/post/143.html&\ rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CEkQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQj\ CNHa7e_fmAr-k6gDDgFt2pEgDox7Tw> * (illusions) a false perception; the mistaking of something for what is not. www.uihealthcare.com/depts/uibehavioralhealth/patiented/glossa <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/uibehav\ ioralhealth/patiented/glossary.html&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg\ &ved=0CEsQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQjCNGsv5cy8SpdFS-Jgo90prjTB41tJw> * Illusions occur when a person sees something that is real but misinterprets what it is. For examples, heat waves on the desert floor can look like waves of water. www.mdvu.org/glossary/ <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.mdvu.org/glossary/&rct=j&sa=X&\ ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CE0QngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQjCNH6n2mYSwF\ fxFfdHzwGoVWglut7Fg> * A delusional perception between what is perceived and what is reality. www.mysticalblaze.com/GlossaryParanormal.htm <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.mysticalblaze.com/GlossaryPara\ normal.htm&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CE8QngkwAQ&q=illusi\ on&usg=AFQjCNH1yTx5xhUkF0iz-wgNRT9ccCqSAw> * 1. The distortion of mental matter by a mind that perceives reality incompletely. 2. An incomplete or distorted perception of the archetypal realm of Ideas. See also: Glamour, Maya. www.disciplelight.com/glossary <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.disciplelight.com/glossary&rct\ =j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CFEQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AFQjCNF\ YQgVMMmUfBcpoYdx8pgtui0VsZw> * A misleading image presented to the vision. english-zone.com/vocab/confusing01.html <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://english-zone.com/vocab/confusing01\ .html&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CFUQngkwAQ&q=illusion&us\ g=AFQjCNFBP1ph-h2kEYv38Rhka0llKKZd6Q> * something that appears to be what it is not, and often intended so to deceive. www.shimer.edu/greatbooks_greatart/Glossary.cfm <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.shimer.edu/greatbooks_greatart\ /Glossary.cfm&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CFcQngkwAQ&q=ill\ usion&usg=AFQjCNGL8iSnAa0Df3espcPqjeFyQ48Evg> * perceptual experiences, through the senses, that are not true representations of the physical event. www.tuition.com.hk/psychology/i.htm <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.tuition.com.hk/psychology/i.ht\ m&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CFkQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=AF\ QjCNGGYV9rFitpgMcwF5HJ6H0L0UV0KQ> * A perception, as of visual stimuli, that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality. Elizabeth has the illusion that Zeely is a Watutsi queen. See the excerpts from Hamilton's article on "Illusion and Reality." theliterarylink.com/definitions.html <http://www.google.com/url?url=http://theliterarylink.com/definitions.ht\ ml&rct=j&sa=X&ei=ScxMUKWxMYHhiALLyIHYDg&ved=0CFsQngkwAQ&q=illusion&usg=A\ FQjCNEgaYAzYYwAZAWLoOcIvzF15FVE5w> * modified or wrong interpretation of the outer --- In [email protected], Kristopher Grey <kris@...> wrote: > > > To Anyone Who Cares, > > > > After much reflection and a good round of my thrice-weekly, > > regularly-scheduled 18-hole kinhin I've decided to quit using the term > > 'illusion'. It is the term I was personally taught and have seen > > written in countless books on zen and that I myself have used for over > > 40 years, but it seems to conjure up some kind of bad mojo for most of > > you. I get the feeling that you think if your are creating 'illusions' > > that you're doing something wrong or bad, and that's is definitely not > > what I want to project. > > > > So...I'm now going to use the term 'model' or 'logical model' or maybe > > 'rational model' (I haven't decided which yet). I'm looking for > > something that will more palatable to the majority here that seem to > > have a bad reaction to the term 'illusion'. > > > > But the meaning I intend to communicate will still be the same...Bill!
