Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
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All is merely dependent arising, they are mere APPEARANCE that is
Mind-Only having NO objective reality or inherent existence, no
fixed shapes, attributes, form, anythings that can be
grasped.
BUT it does not mean that they do not exist -- emptiness is empty
of the four extremes of 'existence, non existence, both existence
and non existence, neither existence nor non existenece'. The
middle way is that there is merely APPEARANCES -- Emptiness cannot
be separated from appearances. Mountain is not an objective
reality, it is dependent arising apperances, it is Conditions, and
that is Mind-Only.
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I find this one interesting.. esp for the four extreme which i
can't grasp the concept intellectually or come to conceive the
truth of it yet. Middle way is either nihilism or absoluteness. It
makes sense to use "middle way" to describe things/appearance as
'it' exist and does not exist forever; 'it' can also come and go in
a snap of a finger, arise and go with conditions/dependent
arisng.
"The middle way which is merely appearance". What the author meant
is that everything is not substantial by nature as it is constantly
changing due to interaction of changes of conditions that make up
of it. Am i correct in my of understanding of it here ?
Conceptually-speaking, cause and conditions are related and
co-exist as one??
The cause and product is empty of inherent existence.
The condition that arise is empty of inherent existence
right?
Yes the mountain exists but has no substantiality by nature.
I think.. i guess.. what AEN is talking about is there is no
duality in term of "experiencing" it.
In order to experience some thing out "there", you need to have
someone "here" to identify it. But when we examine the no-self
theory, we realise that there isn't a self to perceive something
out there. Furthermore, there is no here and there.. it is a
fabricated concept.
I think...
Relative reality depends on inter-relationships of
conditions.
While Ultimate reality is just emptiness. Full-stop.
not sure am i right anot?
Pls read this with your own wisdom..
Pls don't flame me yeh.
