[MD] All teachings,

[MarshaV]

At 03:57 AM 1/1/2009, you wrote:

>Mind as unity with phenomenon, making self
>inseparable from non-self in regard and interactivity
>is a different thing...


"No thought is more or less real than any other thought.  But when we 
separate our thoughts and ourselves from our thoughts by trying to 
grasp them or reject them, we separate ourselves from reality and 
create the fiction of transient existence, both for our thoughts and 
ourselves."



>----- Original Message -----
>From: "MarshaV" <marshalz at charter.net>
>To: "MD Forum" <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:48 AM
>Subject: [MD] All teachings,
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> > "All teachings, including those of the Prajnaparamita, are based on
> > our understanding of what is real.  Although most people nowadays
> > view reality as matter, and some see it as energy, Buddhists see it
> > as mind, but mind that isn't separate from matter or energy.  The
> > nature of things and the nature of mind, according to Buddhists, are
> > not different.  Even if we do separate the worlds of matter and mind,
> > or energy and mind, we are only able to do so through the constructs
> > of the mind.  It is through our minds that we know anything at all,
> > whether matter, energy, mind, or reality. ..."
> >
> >
> >
> >

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Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.........
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