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:
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>> Â bill...which intellectual characteristics?..merle
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>> 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
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