Guest guest Posted September 26, 1999 Report Share Posted September 26, 1999 >G: Usually when we think one side causes the other (like "the world >causes my experience"), we think the causing side is more real >than the caused side. But if we see these two sides as unable >to arise without each other, we can see that neither side can be >real. Without experience, we can't say there's a world; without >a world, we can't say there's experience. Seen that way, neither >side is taken as a real, solid pivot point with inherent >existence. And the stickiest pair is "me as subject - world as >object." Harking back to Dan's notion of dependent arising, when this >and other pairs are seen as interdependent, the feelings and judgments >of separation have no reason to arise. We can feel separate >only from something that we take to be absolutely independent of >us. But really, there's no such thing, and no need to feel separate. D: To see one side "causing" or "defining" the other is to assume a "subject" aware of an "object" of some kind - even if the object is life/death being/non-being. To view one side in reaction to the other is to already be in a "partialized" way of viewing reality. If we view a non-partialized situation - there is completion before beginning and after ending - and "in the middle" - what? Thanks for your helpful comments in looking at This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 1999 Report Share Posted September 26, 1999 On Sun, Sep 26, 1999 at 12:30:45PM -0400, Dan Berkow, PhD wrote: > > D: To see one side "causing" or "defining" the other is to assume a > "subject" aware of an "object" of some kind - even if the object is > life/death > being/non-being. To view one side in reaction to the other is > to already be in a "partialized" way of viewing reality. > If we view a non-partialized situation - there is completion > before beginning and after ending - and "in the middle" - what? Yes, If it's completion before, and completion after, then what could it be other than completion in the middle?? > > Thanks for your helpful comments in looking at This. Always fun and informative chatting with you too! With love, --Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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