Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Yes Pete, Part of the fun of this Niz list is fighting and discussing about the best use of words to make communication successful and satisfying. But yet the common problem of everyone is that one doesn't know what kind of feeling and what pack of associations a word is triggering in the other and that is the reason of most misunderstandings. Werner Nisargadatta , Pedsie2@a... wrote: > > In a message dated 3/13/05 7:59:39 AM, wwoehr@p... writes: > > > > You see, the problem with naming is that we pick out a snapshot of a > > dynamic process and give it a name like " thought " , or pre- thought, or > > fart, or gas. Words never can catch life or the whole, but when > > communicating we have to use words and that neccessity is a fair > > agreement between the communicating parties, isn't it ? But suddenly > > no longer accepting words during communication, I would > > call " stubborn " or " rebellion " . > > > > Werner > > > > Exactly, dearfriend! And when the name you are handed by another > is one that he has chosen for a feeling he labelled Consciousness, or > That, Realization etc. Then, what are the odds that you are going to > place that 'tail' (nametag) on the same unnamed donkey which might, or > might not be, inside your head? > > Pete > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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