tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803261087574745073.post1188379510565999523..comments2023-10-16T11:19:51.211-04:00Comments on Emergent Dharma: Nietzscheraymoejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08623361339819280537noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803261087574745073.post-29773528189210888422009-03-25T04:02:00.000-04:002009-03-25T04:02:00.000-04:00As far as words go, "understanding" makes me happy...As far as words go, "understanding" makes me happy. It seems to balance thinking and feeling. And I've been meaning to read Rumi, but haven't gotten around to it yet. It's the story of my life -- lol.<BR/><BR/>Hehe, Vaulker. Your point makes good sense. I can't really think of any times where I was able to answer difficult, agonizing questions by repeating them, dissecting and analyzing the words in the question, and trying to force the pieces together with my will and intellect. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ray. :) It's just that I get frustrated when I read about something and the concepts simply don't seem to match up with what I've experienced. My options are:<BR/>-Force the words upon my experience and falsify it<BR/>-Describe myself as "lacking" in some vitally important element, which is sort of a downer :D<BR/>-Just stop trying to name myself, heheJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559396592670606883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803261087574745073.post-25447683439090868052009-03-14T00:29:00.000-04:002009-03-14T00:29:00.000-04:00This post puts the many abstract aspects of Buddhi...This post puts the many abstract aspects of Buddhism into perspective. And I like your approach, if I can call it that.<BR/><BR/>I also noticed the system-building thing recently; seeing you solidify the idea in words, I now realize why practice is becoming increasingly hard. Thank goodness for upaya.raymoejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623361339819280537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803261087574745073.post-86137085348362797012009-02-25T10:41:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:41:00.000-05:00A lot of your questions are the result of thinking...A lot of your questions are the result of thinking....lots and lots of thinking. If you find yourself not finding answers to your questions stop asking. The Buddha instructs to test all theories against our experience. When you practice, you don't have to go somewhere. I am a cashier at a grocery store and let me tell you, that is about the most fertile ground for applying these concepts which you are not sure of.<BR/><BR/>As far as these terms like justice and what not. I believe much like Nietzche, there cannot be an objective definition, because how you arrive to that understanding is solely dependent on ones perception of it. Some people call the death penalty justice, I call it vengeance. That is a result from my own understanding. Theories will remain theories until applied.The Redundicanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462367024741948291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803261087574745073.post-16832207200508727242009-02-25T01:17:00.000-05:002009-02-25T01:17:00.000-05:00I associate the word "compassion" with "understand...I associate the word "compassion" with "understanding" more than anything else. It usually doesn't involve any action on my part, it's more of an attitude. I don't even think I'm very good at it. But when I'm judging someone else (like we all do), I try to remind myself to consider things from their point of view and experiences.<BR/><BR/>By the way, it's funny that you mention Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" because the following was was the quote from my daily calendar of zen quotes for today:<BR/><BR/><I>"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there."</I> ~ RumiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com