[MD] emptiness

[MarshaV]

Hi Mark,

On Dec 17, 2011, at 11:54 AM, 118 wrote:

> Marsha, how, specifically, does this relate to DQ, sq, and the levels of MoQ?

Marsha:
It is my opinion that Quality, or DQ, corresponds to Buddhism's Sunyata, or Emptiness, and that relationship has been established in Anthony's PhD and the MoQ Textbook:  

"The Dynamic Quality viewpoint of the MOQ corresponds to the notion of sunyata or nothingness as understood by Nagarjuna (a Mahayana Buddhist philosopher) while the static quality viewpoint (sammuti-sacca) of the MOQ corresponds to sunyavada (i.e. the conditioned component or world of maya)."
    (McWatt, Anthony, 'A Critical Analysis of Robert Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality')

So I find it worth considering what the Buddhist's have to say about Emptiness, and what this particular presentation says about the importance of realizing Emptiness, or Dynamic Quality.  I find it a very thoughtful presentation.  


Marsha

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On Dec 17, 2011, at 8:42 PM, 118 <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:

> Marsha,
> Was it thoughtful in terms of your understanding of MoQ, or was it not
> related to MoQ?  What did you think about?  That is, since it was
> thoughtful, what thoughts did it produce?  Or, is that a secret?
> Mark
> 
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
>> Andre,
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>> I found the presentation on Emptiness very thoughtful.  For what it's worth.
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>> Marsha
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