[Buddha-l] The course of Nature

[jkirk]

Thanks, but I'm dropping this topic for now, since there hasn't
been a discussion involving other list members throwing, or
hurling, any more light on the issue. 
Best wishes,
JK 

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Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] The course of Nature



--- On Tue, 5/27/08, John Willemsens <advaya at euronet.nl>
wrote:

ZNIP
Dear Joanna,
I hope that you have been able to read some of the entries on our
Q&A page.
You might have gathered that our position is that, if you look
closely, all those unpleasantnesses you mention do not pertain to
overall existence but are the result of mistaken views and
mismanagement. When we say how man experiences the neutral course
of Nature we of course mean man unencumbered by these contingent
shortcomings and mistakes that impair his vision and
understanding - the reference standard is overall existence and
not failing mankind. "Not the human manifestation of life (...)
is the measure of things in space and time, but the whole of
infinite interdependent reality itself, which, hardly affected,
if at all, by the negligible impact of mankind's doings on the
overall scheme of things, will continue to become exactly as it,
by definition, must."
But this is not the place for proselytizing. :-) Right.Isn't
proselytizing the attempt to sell what does not sell by itself?
 Greetingz,hans


      
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