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YERaFUGNmoron (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@zazenfrax One view is that not everyone can accept an idea with a fundamentalist acceptance. Questioning all view is essential to understanding beyond dogmatic reiteration.
It reminds me of something I once heard Dzongsar [Norbu] Khyentse Rinpoche say: Always be very skeptical of the rinpoche, because the rinpoche is always very skeptical about you!
Meanwhile, also cool that Buddhism has recently looked at quantum physics...and agrees!
xtremo9 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Life Changing.
L00kng (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This work is careful to avoid anything that has any connection to meaning, whether spiritual or emotional. All effort is in directing the attention away from the activity of the amygdala as if the amygdala is about as useful as an appendix - esp. in it's ability to detect something real. Inasmuch as you do not find a way to reintegrate this use of the amygdala back in, this will not be a permanent solution. Meaning happens. Deal with it.
L00kng (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@zazenfrax I actually have a different perspective for you, zazenfrax. It is important for us to look at ancient truths thru a sci lens because for so long the scientific agenda has been to destroy anything real that is even remotely connected to spirituality and it's way past time to stop doing that. This demonstrates that that trend is reversing.
devilraydude76 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@zazenfrax
because our society has such a high value on scientific and empircal data. science has done so many awesome things for humans and it will continue to do so. that's why people want to hear what science says!
z933691311 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thank you very much!!
rlam905 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@zazenfrax Its important because not every single belief of every culture is true. For instance some cultures believe that eating the flesh of another human being will give you their strength. Of course if you eat 20 guys you probably won't be able to lift a car over your head.
Jaimelapoesie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
guys voice at 44:50 is amazing. no homo
dancehallcph (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
that should show all the religious types, that science acutely supports potential truths -eg things that have evidence, scientists on the other hand do not support all that wishy washy stuff!!
all the critics of science should think about it!
zazenfrax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
While I appreciate the value of scientific research, I wonder why it is so important for our society to understand and interpret everything through science, the Buddha's teachings for over 2500 years told us that meditation is the vehicle to happiness. Now science agrees. |
