The Epistemology of Buddhism

Arising_uk · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:31 am **Posts:** 10396

thelastmessiah wrote:

...I agree. This is why women today are unhappy. ...

Which "women"?

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... They can't find dominant men that they feel forced to submit.

This sounds ambiguious to me. Do you mean that because women cannot find dominant men the are forced to feel bad about submitting? Or that if they could find dominant men then they'd be forced to submit and not feel bad about it?

John W. Kelly · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:32 am

thelastmessiah wrote:

so you are interested in your own thoughts, not mine?

Why not both?

Subjectivity9 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:27 pm **Posts:** 101

Hey messiah,

Everyone is more interested in their own thoughts than yours. But don’t feel bad. If you look really closely, you will see the very same tendency in your self.

This is what Buddha predominant message was. Look really closely/directly at yourself and find the true in that.

Ignorance is suffering. He said that too.

S9

thelastmessiah · **Joined:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:48 pm **Posts:** 37

Subjectivity9 wrote:

Hey messiah,

Everyone is more interested in their own thoughts than yours. But don’t feel bad. If you look really closely, you will see the very same tendency in your self.

This is what Buddha predominant message was. Look really closely/directly at yourself and find the true in that.

Ignorance is suffering. He said that too.

S9

When I look closely at myself, my brilliance gets in the way.

otiosedodge · **Joined:** Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:04 am **Posts:** 53

Wootah: Since avoiding suffering is impossible, Buddha seems useless.

Me: I disagree. Suffering derives from attachment and aversion. If you are no longer attached to anything or averse to it, then there is no basis for suffering.

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