Re; Is the World Self or Non-self?

[Guest guest]

Hello Michael,

 

It strikes me that your description of an object as "an open ended thing" is

supported by

the Sanskrit words 'jnyeya' and 'drishya'. In their classic usage to include all

objects

and objective functioning, these words are usually translated as 'known' and

'seen'. But

the grammatical form is gerundive, which carries a particular sense of 'to be

known' and

'to be seen'. The implication there is open ended. As an object is perceived by

mind or

senses, the perception always carries an open-ended implication that it is only

from one

point of view, and hence that there is more yet 'to be known' or 'to be seen' of

what the

object really is.

 

Ananda