[MD] SOM & the MOQ's four levels

[MarshaV]

Sorry, but need to make a rather important correction:

The thought's arising, abiding & ceasing is a process, ...  





Hello again,

Not to incite the bull, but to explain: 

On May 6, 2013, at 3:13 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

Hi Dan,

On May 5, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Dan Glover <daneglover at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone
> 
> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 2:03 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi David,
>> 
>> On May 5, 2013, at 12:55 AM, David Harding <davidjharding at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Pirsig: Both, but it's also an SOM word that implies an experiencer and
>> thing experienced, so it's not the best word to use within the MOQ. Past
>> experience is always static. Present experience, within the microsecond it
>> is experienced before thought takes place, is always Dynamic."
>> 
>> Marsha:
>> This is interesting, and in my experience true when presented in the light
>> of "microseconds".  In meditation, when paying attention, I've noticed that
>> there is an empty space between thoughts.  I've also noticed that there is
>> a relationship between one thought and the next.
> 
> Hi Marsha
> That "empty space" is Dynamic Quality shining through. And yes, the one
> gives rise to the other.

Marsha before:
Your description "shining through" also seem to ring true.  Additionally, thoughts are not crisp and opaque from beginning to end, but as the Buddhist say, within that 'microsecond', thoughts arise, abide and cease.

Marsha:
The thought's arising, abiding & ceasing is a process, and what I see representing 'ever-changing' from the synchronic perspective rather than an evolutionary diachronic perspective.  

Just thought this an opportune time to explain this. 


Marsha