[MD] All teachings,

[MarshaV]

At 06:14 AM 1/6/2009, you wrote:
>At a certain point, you just forget everything and then maybe you just see
>things with a materialistic, scientific perspective.


Isn't this the most common Western way of seeing?  Put the thing on 
the examining table?   There would be no need to leave home for this 
point-of-view.





>On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:29 AM, MarshaV <marshalz at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > At 11:17 AM 1/2/2009, you wrote:
> >
> >> <SNIP>
> >> >Marsha quoted
> >> > "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."
> >> >
> >>
> >>          Yesterday's sunlight
> >> may shine elsewhere on this day
> >>     not so the flowers of spring
> >>
> >
> >
> > Mel,
> >
> > This stunned me, stopped me in my tracks, left me speechless.  It was much
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Marsha
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  thanks--mel
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >----- 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,
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "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. ..."
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> >
> >> > .
> >> > .
> >> >
> >> > Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the
> >> stars.........
> >> > .
> >> > .
> >> >
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