Edgar and Mike,
So...Edgar has his thoughts. Mike has his thoughts. Merle has her thoughts.
I have my thoughts. We all make them and we all terminate them. And they are
all DIFFERENT! So are you really telling me that you think there is a
different set of reality for each person on this planet that they make and
terminate all on their own? That's about as dualistic as you can get. Are you
telling me you believe reality is dualistic?
What you are describing is certainly not what I'd call reality. I'd could call
that individual perspectives, or perceptions - anything but reality.
And as you know I call them all illusions.
If you do decide to continue to call thoughts reality, please call them what
you are really describing - realities - individual, customized, temporary
realities.
...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Correct.
>
> As I've said over and over, illusion recognized as illusion is reality, but
> illusion taken for reality is illusion.
>
> The thought in your head of "Edgar being a member of a boy band" is a perfect
> example. It's a real thought but the thought is illusory.
>
> Now extend that to the entire world you think you live in and YOU'VE GOT IT!
> Because the entire world you think you live in is a construct of your mind.
> It exists so it is real, but it is an illusion.
>
> Edgar
>
>
> On May 29, 2013, at 12:49 AM, uerusuboyo@... wrote:
>
> > Edgar, Bill!,
> >
> > I don't have much invested in this topic, but just to clarify a few things
> > I'd like your feedback.
> > When we make our vows at every sit, one of those vows is "The dharmas are
> > numberless, I vow to master them". Applying that to this topic, for me,
> > means that a thought (a dharma) is real even if the object of that thought
> > isn't. For example, if I said Edgar is a 20 year old member of a famous boy
> > band, then the thought is real (a dharma) *even though* it is a delusional
> > thought.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad
> >
> > From: Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...>;
> > To: <Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com>;
> > Subject: [Zen] Nature of Illusion
> > Sent: Wed, May 29, 2013 12:53:51 AM
> >
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> >
> > Philosophy and illusion
> > [edit]
> >
> > Just like many other words often used in a different sense in spirituality
> > the word "illusion" is used to denote different aspects in Hindu Philosophy
> > (Maya). Many Monist philosophies clearly demarcate illusion from truth and
> > falsehood. As per Hindu advaita philosophy, Illusion is something which is
> > not true and not false. Whereas in general usage it is common to assume
> > that illusion is false, Hindu philosophy makes a distinction between Maya
> > (illusion) and falsehood. In terms of this philosophy maya is true in
> > itself but it is not true in comparison with the truth. As per this
> > philosophy, illusion is not the opposite of truth or reality. Based on
> > these assumptions Vedas declare that the world as humans normally see is
> > illusion (Maya). It does not mean the world is not real. The world is only
> > so much real as the image of a person in a mirror. The world is not
> > real/true when compared to the reality. But the world is also not false.
> > Falsehood is something which does not exist. if we apply this philosophy to
> > the above example, the illusion is not actually illusion but is false. This
> > is because in general usage people tend to consider lllusion to be the same
> > as falsehood. As per adishankar's a guru of monist teachings the world we
> > think is not true but is an illusion (not true not false). The truth of the
> > world is something which can only be experienced by removing the identity
> > (ego).
> >
> > Edgar
> >
> >
> >
>
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