Comments for Numinous Nonsense http://www.vincenthorn.com Because the Mystery is Transrational Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on The Death Series, Pt 1: What is Death? by Jackson Wilshire http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/02/19/the-death-series-pt-1-what-is-death/#comment-594732 Jackson Wilshire Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/02/19/the-death-series-pt-1-what-is-death/#comment-594732 You put these concepts in to words quite nicely. Recently I have been contemplating change during short walks around my neighborhood. Being mindful out in the world has been the best catalyst for understanding change. Watching each sensation rise and pass away (the sound of a passing truck, the tightness in my knees, etc.) has been very helpful in my practice. Thank you for your insightful perspective. You put these concepts in to words quite nicely. Recently I have been contemplating change during short walks around my neighborhood. Being mindful out in the world has been the best catalyst for understanding change. Watching each sensation rise and pass away (the sound of a passing truck, the tightness in my knees, etc.) has been very helpful in my practice.

Thank you for your insightful perspective.

]]> Comment on Two Takes on Enlightenment by Vince Horn http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/06/17/two-takes-on-enlightenment/#comment-594731 Vince Horn Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:29:04 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=878#comment-594731 Hello luizgusmao, Thanks for the comment and for your kind words regarding Buddhist Geeks! To answer your point I would just say that I strongly differentiate between various models of enlightenment, including the difference between Saintly Models and Non-Duality Models. Just because someone is a relative saint--and really it can be argued very strongly that no human being has ever been a perfect saint, no matter how high the church, or history, holds them up--does not mean they have awakened to a full understanding of non-duality. And vice versa just because one has awakened to non-duality ABSOLUTELY does not mean that they are a saint. These are fairly different things, though there is a kind of integration in the ideal of Buddhahood in which we try to perfect ourselves (as best we can, knowing that in the end there is no such thing as perfection in the relative world) and also wake up to the non-dual nature of things (which can be done). I will stand by this differentiation until I see real-world evidence that this isn't so, and to be honest, I've seen so much evidence to the contrary, and from my own experience as a committed meditator, that it would take quite a bit to convince me otherwise. Hello luizgusmao,

Thanks for the comment and for your kind words regarding Buddhist Geeks!

To answer your point I would just say that I strongly differentiate between various models of enlightenment, including the difference between Saintly Models and Non-Duality Models. Just because someone is a relative saint–and really it can be argued very strongly that no human being has ever been a perfect saint, no matter how high the church, or history, holds them up–does not mean they have awakened to a full understanding of non-duality. And vice versa just because one has awakened to non-duality ABSOLUTELY does not mean that they are a saint. These are fairly different things, though there is a kind of integration in the ideal of Buddhahood in which we try to perfect ourselves (as best we can, knowing that in the end there is no such thing as perfection in the relative world) and also wake up to the non-dual nature of things (which can be done).

I will stand by this differentiation until I see real-world evidence that this isn’t so, and to be honest, I’ve seen so much evidence to the contrary, and from my own experience as a committed meditator, that it would take quite a bit to convince me otherwise.

]]> Comment on Two Takes on Enlightenment by luizgusmao http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/06/17/two-takes-on-enlightenment/#comment-594730 luizgusmao Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:09:40 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=878#comment-594730 <> i totally disagree with this statement. what about all those catholic saints? i'm not christian nor a god-believing person, but i guess that at least some of those men and women must have attained the complete state of mind in which full compassion and the realization of non-duality [maybe they're the same thing]. don't think that's reasonable to look for examples of saintness outside the buddhist tradition? great blog. i've signed your feed. great job you're doing with buddhist geeks too! <>

i totally disagree with this statement. what about all those catholic saints? i’m not christian nor a god-believing person, but i guess that at least some of those men and women must have attained the complete state of mind in which full compassion and the realization of non-duality [maybe they're the same thing]. don’t think that’s reasonable to look for examples of saintness outside the buddhist tradition?

great blog. i’ve signed your feed. great job you’re doing with buddhist geeks too!

]]> Comment on A Methodology for Being by Dan http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/06/27/a-methodology-for-being/#comment-594720 Dan Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:51:06 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=882#comment-594720 For implementing GTD you might try out this web-based application: http://www.gtdagenda.com You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar. A mobile version is available too. As with the last update, now you can add or invite Contacts, and share your Projects and Contexts with them. Hope you like it. For implementing GTD you might try out this web-based application:

http://www.gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
A mobile version is available too.

As with the last update, now you can add or invite Contacts, and share your Projects and Contexts with them.

Hope you like it.

]]> Comment on The Marriage of Buddhism and Science by winmyint http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/03/26/the-marriage-of-buddhism-and-science/#comment-594716 winmyint Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:12 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/03/26/the-marriage-of-buddhism-and-science/#comment-594716 Thanks for this article..i am not good in english, but i want to say one little.. First.. i like very much in this questions: What can Buddhism do for science? and What can science do for Buddhism ? 'i have one thing in my mind if science can do something to stop craving in desire, sensation and feeling, Buddism will interest in science. The aim of buddism is to be free from suffering... What is means suffering here? In the Pali language this human imperfection is called dukkha. The word 'dukkha' is often translated as suffering. Dukkha does mean pain or suffering - i.e. physical pain, mental sorrow, grief, etc. All these things are undoubtedly painful and are therefore dukkha.' Thanks for this article..i am not good in english, but i want to say one little..
First.. i like very much in this questions:
What can Buddhism do for science? and
What can science do for Buddhism ?
‘i have one thing in my mind if science can do something to stop craving in desire, sensation and feeling, Buddism will interest in science. The aim of buddism is to be free from suffering…
What is means suffering here? In the Pali language this human imperfection is called dukkha. The word ‘dukkha’ is often translated as suffering. Dukkha does mean pain or suffering - i.e. physical pain, mental sorrow, grief, etc. All these things are undoubtedly painful and are therefore dukkha.’

]]> Comment on The Death Series, Pt 3: The Transhumanists Take on Death by The Death Series, Pt 2: Death as Teacher | Numinous Nonsense http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/03/31/the-death-series-pt-3-the-transhumanists-take-on-death/#comment-594633 The Death Series, Pt 2: Death as Teacher | Numinous Nonsense Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:48:57 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=853#comment-594633 [...] Read part 3, The Transhumanists Take on Death. [...] [...] Read part 3, The Transhumanists Take on Death. [...]

]]> Comment on The Death Series, Pt 2: Death as Teacher by The Death Series, Pt 1: What is Death? | Numinous Nonsense http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/03/20/the-death-series-pt-2-death-as-teacher/#comment-594632 The Death Series, Pt 1: What is Death? | Numinous Nonsense Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:48:15 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/03/20/the-death-series-pt-2-death-as-teacher/#comment-594632 [...] part 2, Death as Teacher and part 3, The Transhumanists Take on [...] [...] part 2, Death as Teacher and part 3, The Transhumanists Take on [...]

]]> Comment on Father Thomas Keating on Oneness & Change by Vince Horn http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/06/18/father-thomas-keating-on-oneness-change/#comment-594630 Vince Horn Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:14:34 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=879#comment-594630 Yeah, Father Thomas is the mac daddy of contemplative prayer! :-D Yeah, Father Thomas is the mac daddy of contemplative prayer! :-D

]]> Comment on Father Thomas Keating on Oneness & Change by Hokai http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/06/18/father-thomas-keating-on-oneness-change/#comment-594629 Hokai Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:30:58 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=879#comment-594629 Thank you, it's exquisite, as expected from Father Keating. Thank you, it’s exquisite, as expected from Father Keating.

]]> Comment on Two Takes on Enlightenment by Hokai http://www.vincenthorn.com/2008/06/17/two-takes-on-enlightenment/#comment-594622 Hokai Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:48:22 +0000 http://www.vincenthorn.com/?p=878#comment-594622 Oh yeah!:-) Oh yeah!:-)

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