--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Rod Scholl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The answer is that it is possible as "purposeless arising." Means with no ends in sight. I am suprised at how thoroughly my thinking was (still is) tied to the Aritsotelean 'Necessary Cause' embraced by christianity (especially St. Thomas Aquinas) -- but it is logically unsound (and therefore so is the Summa Theologica... unfortunately, 'cause its full of truth).
LOL A lot of Zen/Buddhist training is just that leaving behind the other ways we have been trained to structure/see the world. Pfffft. Like how often is the christocentric view expressed here on this list, all unbeknownst to the poster? It's almost unimaginable to approach exposing inherent existence for the little toothy fraud it is. What do you mean I don't have to get rid of ego 'cause it doesn't even exist to begin with?! *gasp* > I'm not quite sure how one goes from this logical realization to the action of > living as though it was only means that exist (living in the moment) -- but I mean to ferret it out :) Seriously, when you are meditatively absorbed in this realization, where in the body does it feel like it is? This is a question put to me by a Tibetan teacher. It's a gentle question, to gather info. Blessings Ryunen ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> 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/
