[Buddha-l] the true authority on meanings

[Jim Peavler]

On Oct 22, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:

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> If the Red Socks win a match, is it half their doing and half the  
> opponents? In fact this is another example of emptiness: no one is  
> causing the Red Socks to win, it's the outcome of a game and it's  
> nothing in itself. Likewise the meaning of a word is not caused by  
> someones definition, it happens in a dialogue. Wittgenstein was  
> almost as furious as the protrectress of dear old Alice on St  
> Augustine for his advocating the idea of a private language.  
> However he never mentioned Humpty Dumpty as far as I know.
>
>
> -- The Red Sox winning is just another example of kharrma. They are  
> destined, by their own willful actions, to be completely destroyed  
> (physically, if bodies exist, and metaphysically (*if metaphysical  
> exists).  The whole affair is an excellent example of emptiness,  
> which, is, of course, the obligatory reference to either buddhism  
> or to manga.  Yikes!
Jim Peavler
jmp at peavler.org