This is easy to agree with, but to do so sustains the error this seeks
to correct. No explanation can suffice.
KG
On 9/14/2013 5:56 AM, Bill! wrote:
Merle,
No! The human intellect including thinking does not have to be
discarded. It the ATTACHEMENT to thinking that must be discarded.
Thinking just has to be seen for what it is: delusion. Once that is
realized and accepted then you can think all you want, and not form
attachments to the thoughts.
...Bill!
--- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
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> Â thinking...really bill..must it be discarded full stop?...merle
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> Merle!!! BINGO!!!!
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> Buddha taught that 'all sentient beings have Buddha Nature'.
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> Humans aren't the only beings that are sentient.
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> Merriam-Webster Online defines 'sentient' as:
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> "Sentient : able to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste
> 1: responsive to or conscious of sense impressions <sentient beings>"
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> What is important to me in this definition is what is does NOT say
is a characteristic of 'sentient'. It does NOT list any intellectual
qualities like logic or reason - basically what we call 'thinking'.
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> So...it is now and has been for over 40 years that 'Buddha Nature'
refers ONLY to sensual experience, and is not at all dependent upon
the human intellect.
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> So...back to your question...
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> "...what about animals and vegetation... have they true essence too?"
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> My answer is YES! Of course. Animals and plants that have the
ability to experience their environment have 'True Essence" which can
also be called "Buddha Nature".
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> ...Bill!
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> --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote:
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> > bill..i see..very human type of understanding..... what about
animals and vegetation... have they true essence too?..merle
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> > Merle,
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> > I believe in zen (and Buddhist) terminology "Buddha Nature" is the
same as "true essence" in the subject graphic.
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> > ...Bill!
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> > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote:
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> > > ÃfâEURs(Ã, so what is true essence?...merle
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> > > ÃfâEURs(Ã,Â
> > > I agree with this the way I interpret it ... But I say it a lot
more clearly in my book...
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> > > Edgar
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> > > On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:28 AM, Bill! wrote:
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> > > ÃfâEURs(Ã,Â
> > > >Here's a nice one posted especially for Edgar for two reasons:
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> > > >1. ÃfâEURs(Ã, to see if he's still around
> > > >2. ÃfâEURs(Ã, to get his comment.
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> > > >I generally like the message, but could do without everything
after "He's saying..." up to the last sentence. ÃfâEURs(Ã, I like the
last sentence.
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> > > >...Bill!ÃfâEURs(Ã,Â
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