--- Jill H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > is the insubstantiality of "all that we impune or > ascribe" the same > thing as "the impossibility of existence"...
This is a very intelligent question. It made me stop and think. If we examine what is existence, we'll be forced to conclude that existence means independence. If an evidence of something that is not dependent on anything else could be found, than that evidence could be used in support of saying that that something truly exists. However, everything that may appear strong and stand-alone and monolithic and uncontradicted, upon closer examination, crumbles and turns out to be made out of parts, depending on some other objects/concepts, contradicted, incoherent, and such. Because of that, the Buddha said that an independently originated thing is nowhehere evident. For example, a supernatural being (such as god), who claims: "I am what I am" would be an existing being. That being is uncontradicted, does not depend on anything else, is monolithic, is pure, undefiled, and so on. If we could only find evidence of some such being, Buddhism would immediatelly be rendered useless. But because everything we experience turns out to be imputed, dependent on something else, and thus erroneously ascribed, existence is rendered impossible. And the same, of course, applies full force to non-existence as well. Alex No karma was produced during the composition of this letter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0Z9NuA/I_qJAA/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/
