On Mar 9, 2005, at 2:08 PM, Alex Bunard wrote:
> I was actually rushing to explain > how the Buddhist teaching is, indeed, based on the > doctrine that negates the self, since some people > seemed to think that it was a wrong premise to begin > with. That would be me. And I understand that Buddha denied atman, or motivating soul which reincarnates. The 'Self', in my understanding of Buddhism, is an Illusion produced by Mind, based on sensory inputs. This personality does not incarnate, and as it is recognized as Illusion. Denying that 'Self' exists and saying it is an illusion aren't the same thing. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. __________<http://home.golden.net/~samu>__________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/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/
