[MD] Reading & Comprehension

[Mary]

Hello Andre,

What was the Buddha thinking about under the tree?  Is the East really so
different?

> You know what he was contemplating?: He was contemplating (which is
> different from thinking!)human suffering. He was contemplating
> sickness, he was contemplating death. He was moved to contemplate what
> he saw and he was concerned...

Contemplating is identical to thinking.

> The result of this contemplative event suggested to him ways to make
> sense of this and to deal with this, not only for him but for everyone,
> each in our own way.
> 

Agreed.  A wise man he was.

> Is death subject or object? Is suffering subject or object? Is sickness
> subject or object? Is yin/ yang subject or object? Is form/
> formlessness subject or object???

Yes.  

Best,
Mary