advaitam and Kashmir shaivam

Jaldhar H. Vyas jaldhar at BRAINCELLS.COM
Mon Aug 11 22:37:42 CDT 1997


On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Martin Gifford wrote:

>         This is the human minds' fantasy that everything can be known by the
> blinding light of reason and science. The very word 'knowledge' is a
> fantasy. First an object is separated from the rest of existence to be
> analysed. But it cannot be separated! Actually they create a concept rather
> than 'separating' an 'object'! Then they analyse their concept!! The mind
> does truly create a problem and then try to solve it. Better not to create
> the problem.
>

Then why haven't you done so?  Why hasn't anyone gotten rid of thoughts
and concepts?  Because as distasteful as it may seem rational thought is
the only tool you've got.

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