Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Stefan wrote: But if you want a logical explanation, I will give it to you. To say " I experience experience " is like to say " I see seeing " . The term " experience " is not describing an entity, it describes a process, or lets say a continous event. It exists only in reference to that which is experienced. It cannot relate to itself because then it would be the subject and the object at the same time. ********************* Hi Stefan, Sankara takes the same view in dealing with Buddhist Idealism (Vijnanavada) in Brahma Sutra Bhyasa II.ii.28. He rejects the notion of the perceiving of perception. If you are interested in the whole section I scanned it http://homepage.eircom.net/ ~ombhurbhuva/vijnanavada1.htm Why does it keep coming back? I think that it may appeal as a short cut to 'all is consciousness' Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Nisargadatta , ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva@e...> wrote: >Hi Stefan, > Sankara takes the same view in >dealing with Buddhist Idealism >(Vijnanavada) in Brahma Sutra Bhyasa >II.ii.28. He rejects the notion of the >perceiving of perception. If you are >interested in the whole section I scanned >it >http://homepage.eircom.net/ >~ombhurbhuva/vijnanavada1.htm > >Why does it keep coming back? I think >that it may appeal as a short cut to 'all >is consciousness' Thank you very very much, Michael. I will read it, although - alas! - there is so much to be read. What I have recently said just came to me out of nothing... it seems to be truth for now. Who knows about tomorrow :-)) Love Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 > ********************* > > Hi Stefan, > Sankara takes the same view in > dealing with Buddhist Idealism > (Vijnanavada) in Brahma Sutra Bhyasa > II.ii.28. He rejects the notion of the > perceiving of perception. If you are > interested in the whole section I scanned > it > http://homepage.eircom.net/ > ~ombhurbhuva/vijnanavada1.htm > > Why does it keep coming back? I think > that it may appeal as a short cut to 'all > is consciousness' > > Michael Hi Michael, Could you provided the citation for the scanned page? It would be helpful. Also, after reading the scanned information, I wondered if the change from " Vijnavadin " to " Buddhist " was in the orginal text? Is it that change in the original text? Being somewhat familiar with the Vijnanavada/Yogachara and Madhyamika schools of thought, it seemed somewhat odd that " Buddhist " would be used since the two schools mentioned above are at odds with each other as well as at odds with Sankara's Vedantin who is debating a " Vijnavadin - Budhhist " and not a " Buddhist in general " or " Madhyamikan. " Lewis Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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