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28 Sep 2012, 12:13 pm

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Definition of Mind from The Dalai Lama's book 'Illuminating the path to Enlightenment',
"Defined as that which is clear and knowing,a formless entity that has the ability to perceive objects.Mind is divided into six primary consciousnesses and fifty-one mental factors".

Form is emptiness,emptiness is form.

The Heart Sutra


Not one syllable of which has any empirical support. It is nonsense.

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28 Sep 2012, 12:37 pm

Maybe,it's the Great Mystery.The Dalai Lama say that no one really knows what exists.He has a gathering of scientist once a year to study the mind and is totally open to the idea that we really don't know jack about the mind or origin of consciousness.He is totally open to
the idea that we may be finite beings with no rebirth,afterlife orHeaven,( whatever your belief is).There's no empirical evidence to support any religion ,maybe it's all blind faith or just a desperate hope that there must be something better.To me,there's no empirical proof that you even exist.



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29 Sep 2012, 11:15 pm

Misslizard wrote:
Maybe,it's the Great Mystery.The Dalai Lama say that no one really knows what exists.He has a gathering of scientist once a year to study the mind and is totally open to the idea that we really don't know jack about the mind or origin of consciousness.He is totally open to
the idea that we may be finite beings with no rebirth,afterlife orHeaven,( whatever your belief is).There's no empirical evidence to support any religion ,maybe it's all blind faith or just a desperate hope that there must be something better.To me,there's no empirical proof that you even exist.


Solipsism pwns materialism. :wink: