Richard J. is such a literalist. If he was (God forbid) a Moslem or a Christian he'd be a fruitcake fundamentalist.
Re his comment that all Hindus and Buddhists believe in samsara, karma, and reincarnation: Yes they *believe* in that bullshit but on what possible justification? How many Hindus and Buddhists seriously claim to have memories of their previous incarnations? Precious few, I'd bet. Reincarnation is a pleasing myth which has value in hinting at the great truth that we are *not* the separate, isolated individuals our common senses tell us we are. Re : "The Bodhisattva vow is the vow taken by Mahayana Buddhists to attain complete enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.": Is Richard J claiming that he has taken (or ever intends to take) a vow to work for the complete enlightenment of George W. Bush and Pee-wee Herman before he, Richard, will choose to sink into parinirvana? Yes? Hypocrite! ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote: Neuroplasticity and the jyotish pitta-laced gulab jamuns at work, no doubt. ---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote: I sent this at 10:30 this morning. It was posted at 4:18 pm. It must be a sign. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emilymaenot@...> wrote: I'm rootin' for you Share. I'm slow on the uptake too, but I think I got this one. The clue is: Read *all* the words, as Judy has pointed out. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote: Read what I wrote again, dimwit. HINT: Read all the words. When you see where you made your mistake, let us know, OK? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: > Judy, from what I noted, Maharishi said that Brahman is maya. You wrote that > Maharishi > said that Brahman is not maya. Maybe it's simply a case of the teacher > contradicting himself > so that the students don't get trapped in intellectual understanding. On Monday, November 11, 2013 11:17 AM, "authfriend@..." <authfriend@...> wrote: "OTOH"?? Read what I wrote again, Share. Share fumbled: > OTOH, in the Veda it's written: Brahman says, "My indestructible maya." And > Maharishi has explained that at the deepest level of every cell of our body, > Purusha IS > Prakriti. (snip) I wrote: > > Finally, according to Maharishi, Maya is "that which is not"--but the > > illusion involved is > > not that Maya is not real, but rather that it isn't Brahman.
