Mike, Merle, et al... Although I didn't read the article referenced I agree with Mike's post below concerning the sentence. I would only add that when the experience is post-processed by our dualistic mind resulting in all the perceptions mentioned below, one of these perceptions is itself the concept of cause-and-effect.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > Merle,<br/><br/>"When I see a tree something gives rise to my > perception".<br/><br/>In terms of Buddhism, this sentence is probably the > most important one in the article you posted. Getting involved in discussions > of metaphysics does nothing towards ending suffering and probably just gets > us going around in circles. <br/><br/>The sentence above, however, is a > fundamental truth that we can directly experience and has consequences for > the quality of our lives. When we see (as with our other senses) an object > consciousness arises. Then we perceive that object as either good, bad or > neutral with a corresponding mental/physical sensation. This will lead to an > action (mental and/or physical) that is either positive or negative that will > create the condition for further similar action (we're getting into the realm > of karma at this point - which is nothing but the law of cause and > effect).<br/><br/>So for me, although interesting, the article is just one > more > paradigm to add to the many. That one sentence, however, contains the source > of our happiness or suffering. <br/><br/>Happy > Easter!<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/>PS. Thank you Judas and Pontius Pilate for > giving me a break and letting me eat lots of chocolate!<br/><br/><br/>Sent > from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
