ego ego ego...so so so so bad huh?...whatcha gumnna do about it?..merle
IMO = EGO On 9/14/2013 5:51 AM, Bill! wrote: >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 >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >