Digest Number 2417/Meth

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On Feb 21, 2006, at 1:54 AM, Nisargadatta wrote:

 

>>> 3)

>>> There is only the flow of appearances or the flow of contents of

>>> consciousness and that flow is non-dualistic.

>>>

>

> Doesn't this flow imply a change of one appearance into another?

> Surely this cannot be non-dualistic?

>

 

P: Hi Meth,

Obviously, I misspoke when I said it couldn't be said any clearly,

since you misunderstood. Well, let my try with a metaphor, although

I know a meta4 could be misleading. When you watch a movie, your

eyes actually see only still pictures, but your brain retains the image

of the previous picture for a few fractions of a seconds. That memory

merges with the impression of the next and the next and creates the

illusion of movement. In the same way, your brain stitches separate

appearances together to create the illusion of continuity. But each

mental event is experienced one at a time.

 

 

>>> 4)

>>> Dualism exists only throught memory. You feel cold and you

> rememeber

>>> warmth.

>

> Where does memory come from? Was it created before dualism?

 

P: Yes, memory was created way before. Memory is a faculty of the

brain, dualism is just a concept.

A dog has memory, but knows nothing about dualism because

a dog doesn't have concepts in his arsenal of weapons to survive.

Concepts are survival weapons humans have invented, just as they

invented arrows, or houses. We use concepts to survive, not only

physically, but mentally, and spiritual as well.

 

>> P: Wow! Can't be said clearer than that!

>>

>

>

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e does memory come from? Was it created before dualism?

>

> P: Yes, memory was created way before. Memory is a faculty of the

> brain, dualism is just a concept.

> A dog has memory, but knows nothing about dualism because

> a dog doesn't have concepts in his arsenal of weapons to survive.

> Concepts are survival weapons humans have invented, just as they

> invented arrows, or houses. We use concepts to survive, not only

> physically, but mentally, and spiritual as well.

 

 

 

nice

 

 

toombaru

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Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie4 wrote:

 

>Yes, memory was created way before. Memory is a faculty of the

>brain, dualism is just a concept. A dog has memory, but knows

nothing >about dualism because a dog doesn't have concepts in his

arsenal of >weapons to survive. Concepts are survival weapons humans

have invented, >just as they invented arrows, or houses. We use

concepts to survive, >not only physically, but mentally, and spiritual

as well.

 

Very well said. Only, I am not always so sure about dogs and cats...? :-)

 

Stefan

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>Yes, memory was created way before. Memory is a

faculty of the

>brain, dualism is just a concept. A dog has memory,

but knows

nothing >about dualism because a dog doesn't have

concepts in his

arsenal of >weapons to survive. Concepts are survival

weapons humans

have invented, >just as they invented arrows, or

houses. We use

concepts to survive, >not only physically, but

mentally, and spiritual

as well.

 

Very well said. Only, I am not always so sure about

dogs and cats...? :-)

 

Stefan

........................................

Would concepts have replaced instinct?

Patricia

 

 

 

 

 

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