[MD] Platt's Individual Level

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

>From: pholden at davtv.com
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>Subject: Re: [MD] Platt's Individual Level
>Date: Wed,  2 Aug 2006 07:51:41 -0400
>
>Quoting Dan Glover <daneglover at hotmail.com>:
>
>
> > This changing reality we mold is arising in dependence on causes and
> > conditions. There is no object apart from that.
>
>As you know, many posit God as the "first cause." What is your 
>understanding
>of the origin of "causes and conditions?" Thanks.

Hi Platt

So good to hear from you! In a word: Ignorance. The mistaken view where the 
objects of perception have an inherent existence separate and apart from the 
perceiver fosters the notion that there must be a "first cause" that started 
the whole sheebang. When people hold things to truly exist that is how the 
world appears to them. These people are like an audience watching a magic 
show. The illusions cannot arise without ignorance. The magician (on the 
other hand) sees only an appearance, for the magician knows the illusions 
are creations and nothing more.

Thanks again for writing,

Dan