Merle, No thanks. I won't be reading any articles you post links to again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, not likely...Bill!
--- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â read the article...then state your points..merle > Â > Mike, Merle, et al... > > Although I didn't read the article referenced I agree with Mike's post below > concerning the sentence. I would only add that when the experience is > post-processed by our dualistic mind resulting in all the perceptions > mentioned below, one of these perceptions is itself the concept of > cause-and-effect. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > Merle,<br/><br/>"When I see a tree something gives rise to my > > perception".<br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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).<br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>Happy > > Easter!<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/>PS. Thank you Judas and Pontius Pilate for > > giving me a break and letting me eat lots of chocolate!<br/><br/><br/>Sent > > from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
