Merle, I'm not reading anymore of your linked articles NOT BECAUSE I think I know it all, but because the last time I did go to one of your links and put a lot of time on reading and responding to it you eventually just dropped out of the discussion.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â no bill!...of course you will not...why not?..silly question you who know > it all...merle: > > > > Â > 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: > > > > > > > > ÃÂ read the article...then state your points..merle > > ÃÂ > > 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/
