Theos-World Re: Scientist Claims Proof Of Afterlife
Mar 07, 2004 05:13 PM
by stevestubbs
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Ali Hassan" <ananda_hotai@h...>
wrote:
> I don't think that's what mindfulness is about. I think it is
similar to the
> objective "watcher" state, or self-observer. It has nothing to do
with the
> left ear or body, imo.
Being aware of our body is a standard practice in Mindfulness. Read
a book on it some time.
> >There is a difference between focusing on emptiness and thinking
> >about emptiness. The former is meditation, the latter not.
>
> I agree, generally, Could you elucidate?
Some meditation systems (including the mahamudra) teach that
enlightenment is found in the space between two thoughts. Therefore
slowin down and eventually stopping the stream of thoughts makes it
possible to experience enlightenment if persisted with. The
difference between experiencing it and thinking about is the same as
the difference between eating ice cream and thinking about it.
> Interesting. I'm sure some German such as Kant or Schopenhauer has
already
> played that theorem to death
Neither one of them mentioned it so far as I am aware. Sxhopenhauer
had really only one idea, namel;y that the noumenon of all reality is
the will to existence.
> >The problem with that statement is that meditation is not
> >discursive. Only by TRANSCENDING discursive reasoning does one
come
> >to enlightenment.
>
> Have you proved that by coming to enlightenment?
Thousands of people have done so for thousands of years. It is a
standard Buddhst teaching.
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