bill...rubbish..i know i am one with all..no problem..merle
Merle, The most basic and most problematic intellectual characteristic is the delusion of duality. That's basically believing there is a 'you' that is separate and distinct from 'everything else'. IMO everything else follows from there such as logic, reason, judgment, categorization, time, etc... ...Bill! --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > Â bill...which intellectual characteristics?..merle > > > Â > KG, > > That's why I said "seems to be". I have know way of really knowing. In fact > I do think some animals share some of our intellectual characteristics. And > maybe in that respect also share some of our delusions. > > ...Bill! > > --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Kristopher Grey <kris@> wrote: > > > > Key words there Bill!: "... seem to be..." > > > > Ordinary mind, such a seemly business. Always becoming (appearing as) > > this or that to itself, for itself, of itself. Ordinary mind > > distinguishes itself by caring for such distinctions, and thus becoming > > self-deluded by continually grasping and rejecting them. > > > > KG > > > > > > On 9/14/2013 1:14 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > I think you could also say that humans are the only beings that > > > actually need to make an effort to become "self-realised by following > > > the Dharma". All other sentient beings of which I know seem to be > > > already doing that. > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, uerusuboyo@ wrote: > > > > > > > > Merle,<br/><br/>I'm not "attempting" to say anything. I wrote it in > > > black and white and clearly: humans are in a unique position to become > > > self-realised by following the Dharma (law of reality). You added the > > > destructive bit.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for > > > iPad > > > > > > > > > > > > >
