Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Nisargadatta , " pliantheart " <pliantheart wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It is thought that invents the idea that 'heart' is somehow better > > > then what it calls 'mind'. > > > > > > In actuality... these terms are meaningless and set up one more > > > delusional quest in which one is sought....the other is avoided. > > > > > > This is just more delusional floundering within the dream of duality. > > > > > > > > > toombaru > > > I am not trying to understand anymore. > > > I just see that there is a threshold that you are ferociously garding, > > > and that is fine, no point in exploring something that is of > > absolute, it will be simply unwelcome to you,. it is ok, it is just > > the way it is. > > > > > > Patricia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We are on shaky ground when we believe that we understand what > > motivates another human. > > > > > > > > toombaru > > alright toombaru! > we agree!!! > > and we are on no ground at all > when we conclude that we understand > what motivates another human > > Bill These kinds of absolutistic statements don't make much sense to me. If someone breaks into a drug store and steals pain-killing drugs, doesn't it make a difference whether his motivation was that he is too poor to afford drugs and his wife is dealing with cancer, vs. that he is a drug addict who wanted a fix? Wouldn't you deal differently with the person depending on what you assessed his motivation to be? That's just one example, I'm sure there hundreds. Assessing motives is just part of day to day human life. In fact, people on this list seemed to be doing it just a little while ago, when compaining about certain posters. We don't claim certitude, but we know that making some kinds of judgments in some situations is just part of how things work. There is a distinction between the relative and the absolute. You may say there are no separable entities absolutely, but if you can't deal with differences, including differences in motivation, then you can't deal fully with life. Life includes the day to day and the totality, the differences and the undifferentiated. -- Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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