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|    halfawake to oxtail    |
|    Re: The final determination (was Re: The    |
|    18 Aug 10 02:31:28    |
      XPost: talk.religion.buddhism, alt.zen, alt.philosophy.zen       XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy       From: epsteinrob@yahoo.com              oxtail wrote:              > halfawake wrote:       >       >       >>oxtail wrote:       >>       >>>halfawake wrote:       >>>       >>>>oxtail wrote:       >>>>       >>>>>halfawake wrote:       >>>>>       >>>>>>oxtail wrote:       >>>>>>       >>>>>>>Tang Huyen wrote:       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>tri cycle wrote:       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>just seeing is ok.       >>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>According to Norbu, just seeing and no judging is the alpha and       >>>>>>>>omega of Buddhism.       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>There must be something more in what he meant, unless he was trying       >>>>>>>to become an insect.       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>>so you're not really ready to let go of everything? I'll make a note       >>>>>>of that.       >>>>>       >>>>>Thank you for caring.       >>>>>But you might be doing it the wrong way. You could have refrained from       >>>>>announcing that you have noticed "that" and help me let go of       >>>>>everything;       >>>>>even the distinction between judging and being judgmental.       >>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>       >>>>haven't I helped you by pointing it out? what more do you need?       >>>>       >>>>In the right position of mind, all it takes is a mention, bringing the       >>>>issue to consciousness,       >>>>and the skilled disciple will quickly let go       >>>>       >>>>did you not use the occasion as an opening for right release?       >>>       >>>       >>>You failed to help me to help Tang.       >>>       >>>       >>       >>I thought Tang was okay at that moment, and that it was you, with your       >>false image of the mindless insect, that needed the help. I think       >>you're overly attached to thought.       >       >       >       > Is awakening subjective?       >              I see you have side-stepped the topic, rather than answer my last point.        Okay. Awakening is an objective phenomenon that occurs within the       subjective mind.              Robert              = = = = = = = =              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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