--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Just to clarify a bit -- in calling the cause of > suffering "stories," I am not trying to denigrate the experience of > suffering itself, which is certainly real enough -- merely > attempting to point out that the suffering arises from self-created > mental dramas which can be unraveled with a bit of inquiry/analysis > (perhaps akin to Patanjali's "yoga is control of thought-waves of > the mind").
Or perhaps not. What you're talking about is psychology. Nothing wrong with psychology per se, but it's my distinct impression that isn't what Patanjali was into. Also, I wonder if Buddha would have agreed that "Life is what arises from self-created mental dramas which can be unraveled with a bit of inquiry/analysis." ;-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/