[Buddha-l] Are we sick of dogma yet?

James Ward jamesward at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 22 23:04:17 MST 2006


On Nov 22, 2006, at 2:32 PM, Richard Hayes wrote:

> For a reductionist, when one makes up a final list of all the things 
> that truly exist in the full sense of the word, persons do not make 
> the list. Dharmas survive the cut, but persons ultimately get put into 
> the dumpster.

Last year I wrote down a question which I keep around to give pause 
from time to time, "what perceives its own composite nature?"

How can a living being see that its seeing is made up of (presumably) 
more fundamental components?

I guess that's what microscopes are for...

James Ward



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