Merle,
For the third time..."WASH YOUR BOWLS!" ...Bill! (and Joshu)
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
>
> Â hi edgar..yes you are correct..easier said than done..show me the way
> please...merle
>
>
> Â
> Joe and Merle,
>
> This is correct but it's important to recognize that desire and attachments
> are not really for things but for the IDEAS of those things in one's mind.
>
> That's why, Merle take note, one can release oneself from desires and
> attachments just by changing one's mental narrative.... Changing it to a more
> positive one is the first step...
>
> Edgar
>
>
>
> On Aug 30, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Joe wrote:
>
> Â
> >Bill!,
> >
> >Yes! The three of those are all different things:
> >
> >(1.) Desire is for what we don't have (or so it seems not to be so);
> >
> >(2.) Attachment is to what we *do* have (or so it seems to be so);
> >
> >(3.) Self is what we assume is the Organizing Principle of All This, and
> >More. First, we tacitly assume there needs to BE such a principle!
> >
> >--Joe
> >
> >PS Are we ready for Buddhism 102? (no such thing).
> >
> >"Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Both attachment and desire require the same thing - a self. A self
> >> requires one thing - dualism
> >
> >
>
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