On 9/11/2012 9:23 PM, Bill! wrote:
> Pain is real. Suffering (in the way the term is used in Buddhism) is
> not real. It's a 'mental model' (aka 'illusion') which is the result
> of attachments which are in turn dependent upon the creation of the
> dualistic concept of 'self'.
>
> That's IMO anyway...
Is the opinion 'real'?
If so, then 'suffering' as a 'mental mode' is real in the same way. If
not, there's no suffering and no opinions of it.
Either way, these appear. Only the form of expression differs.
Real/unreal is just more thinking. No problem. Really. ;)
KG
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