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>From: petersow@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Wayne Peterson)
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Subject: Re: mean,meaner,MEANING-est/ intention-and-self the buddhist way
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Brian Yoder = By
Eric Silber = ES
Wayne Peterson = WP

ES:
   According to the Buddhist tradition of analysis of the self, it is   
   the absence of intention which allows the self to be fully present.
   Also, the deepest understanding, in the buddhist view, comes when
   one is freed from intentionality.

BY:
Which undoubtedly explains the vast achievements of Buddhist societies.

WP:
Which lacking the white mans God complex has not dominated the world.

BY:
I realize that they claim that you get what you want when you stop going
after it, 

WP:
The Budhist make no such claim.  They say that desire is the cause of
much of our grief.

BY:
but what in the world makes you think that's true?  There is 
certainly such a thing as "trying too hard", but that doesn't mean that 
lack of striving is the way to achieve your goals. 

WP:
What makes you think that desireless action can come about without
great striving.  This Budhist state is highly exulted and rarely
achieved.

BY:
It's mystical nonsense.

WP:
Not only dont you understand Budhism, but obviously you dont
understand mysticism.  What do you think Socrates referred to
by "knowing thyself".

BY:
Hey, I have an idea.  I'll fill up my machine's memory with NOPs and a JUMP 
to the top at the end.  That would be the ultimate Buddha-Mind AI program
with "total enlightenment" right?

WP:
Well at least you would have a good simulation of your own mind.

Wayne Peterson


