mike...good and bad are your perception...your mind... your mind can remain neutral..as for eating chocolate..make it dark and eat it everyday and your winning...merle Merle,
"When I see a tree something gives rise to my perception". In terms of Buddhism, this sentence is probably the most important one in the article you posted. Getting involved in discussions of metaphysics does nothing towards ending suffering and probably just gets us going around in circles. The sentence above, however, is a fundamental truth that we can directly experience and has consequences for the quality of our lives. When we see (as with our other senses) an object consciousness arises. Then we perceive that object as either good, bad or neutral with a corresponding mental/physical sensation. This will lead to an action (mental and/or physical) that is either positive or negative that will create the condition for further similar action (we're getting into the realm of karma at this point - which is nothing but the law of cause and effect). So for me, although interesting, the article is just one more paradigm to add to the many. That one sentence, however, contains the source of our happiness or suffering. Happy Easter! Mike PS. Thank you Judas and Pontius Pilate for giving me a break and letting me eat lots of chocolate! Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]>; To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Subject: [Zen] Reality and Consciousness: Sent: Fri, Mar 29, 2013 10:43:27 PM get with it group...do some homework > > >one for you edgar...you and your reality tripping > > > all just as i thought here.. > > > there those of us who walk amongst us who like to push another type of >reality barrow up the hill backwards... > > >hence slide into the mud of total deception... >enjoy the easter feasting >merle > > >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sai/prussell.htm > > > > > > > > > >merle > > > > >"those who know > that enough is enough > will always have enough" > ~~~~~~ lao tzu > > > > > > > >
