[MD] Consciousness (explained?)

[Dwaipayan Lahiri]

> There are 4 ways of viewing the world when we are separated
> from the source.  Of things have existence, non-existence, having
> both existence and non-existence, and having neither existence
> or non-existence.  All of these are dualistic.  When I say it is
> not terminal to believe this way, I mean that there is a different
> way to think.


Nagarujuna in a nutshell...

:D


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On Aug 22, 2009, at 10:37 PM, markhsmit wrote:

>
> On Aug 20, 2009, at 10:50:31 PM, "Ham Priday"  
> <hampday1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I have a problem with "understanding" that is not intellectual.  
> Like your
> friend, I am fond of Wagner's music and can be moved to tears by  
> the strains
> of Tristan and Isolde. But this esthetic experience isn't  
> "understanding",
> nor is an altered state of consciousness induced by chemicals or  
> meditation.
> I can understand a mathematical equation, a logical syllogism, a
> cause-and-effect process, or a set of ideas that relate to my  
> experience.
> I don't know about you, but I'm unable to gain understanding by  
> reciting a
> mystic mantra or contemplating my navel.
>
> Hi Ham,
>
> Understanding that is not intellectual is most of your being.
> You can understand intellectually Wagner, and you can
> listen to it with understanding.  You can intellectualize
> a sunset and you can watch it.  You can understand basketball,
> and you can play it.  You can understand reality, and you can
> practice it.
>
> Which provides more understanding?  I feel that
> intellectualizing it provides less than living it.  It is one step
> removed, and fractioned into words.
>
> Your estrangement from the source, is what is called Samsara.
> Forget Wikipedia, what I mean is the experience of dualism.
> I think you might agree with me there.  This condition was
> recognized many, many years ago, when man had more time
> to think.
>
> It is possible to experience the world in a non-dual manner.  You
> may claim that such an experience is simply a condition of the
> brain, but you don't know until you have experienced it, otherwise
> it is simply intellectualizing.
>
> There are 4 ways of viewing the world when we are separated
> from the source.  Of things have existence, non-existence, having
> both existence and non-existence, and having neither existence
> or non-existence.  All of these are dualistic.  When I say it is
> not terminal to believe this way, I mean that there is a different
> way to think.
>
> You may claim that you do live your life according to your
> ontology.  If that is true, you are contemplating your navel
> in a most meaningful way.  You are meditating, there is nothing
> magical about it.
>
> Peace,
> Willblake2
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