Ko SprueOne Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 CROSSFIRE sounds KKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Feldman Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Love it or leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 'Dissent Is the Highest Form of Patriotism' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.crooked Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 M'R'CA... with emphasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell jones Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 That was my point thought, is that ineffability is only categorized as being of transcendence by certain sects of buddhism. I completely agree about teachings and idolatry of messengers. I just wanted to clarify what I think is a mis-perception of buddhism as a whole teaching from western perspective. Because it is "mystical" we easily dismiss the principles because of their supposed ineffability. I have a great essay on the relationship between Koan's and dualistic logic/language. If you are interested. Have you posted this somewhere? Duality or lack thereof intrigues me because of the influence of languages on the understanding of binary relationships. Supposedly, the ability to hold contradictory ideas in one's consciousness is aid by the structure of certain languages, especially in their use of pronouns in personal interactions. For instance, Japanese pronouns can only function in relationships to others rather than in isolation, like our "he," "she," "I." Defining ourselves in this way seems to encourage an assignment of being or not being. He is a he or not a he. My wife is learning Chinese, and she has learned that the word "yes" does not exist per say, but only in the context of the negative. Assignments are made with relationships between at least two but perhaps many objects that do not necessarily fall into a yes/no pattern. So the words are there, the concepts are not necessarily more or less ineffable, but from a Western language perspective, the words may be difficult to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawood Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 You definately think differently when speaking a different language. It stems out to your behavior as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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