Hi Dale!
On Monday, 7 July 1997, 02:02:40, Dale Lane wrote to All:
 DL> the position expresses the oneness of duality: not two, and
 DL> not one. This is the most important teaching:not two ,and not one.
 DL> Our body and mind are not two , and not one. If you think your body
 DL> and mind are two ,that is wrong. If you think that they are one ,
 DL> that is also wrong. Our body and mind are both two and one . We
 DL> usually think that if something is not one , it is more than one.
 DL> If it is not singular , it is plural . But in actual experience ,
 DL> our life is not only plural but also singular. Each of us is both
 DL> dependent and independent. After some years we will die. If we
 DL> think this will be the end of our life , this will be the wrong
 DL> understanding. But, on the other hand,if we think that we do not
 DL> die, this is also wrong. We die and we do not die. This is the
 DL> right understanding. from "ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND" what do you
 DL> think ?
I'd say there's a lot of truth in that.  The body and mind, though
separate, cannot be separated.  But no mention  has been made of the
soul, which is the part that doesn't die.  Body and mind are perishable,
soul is not.  But I don't subscribe to Zen philosophy, although I find
it interesting.  What I've said comes from my Christian experience of
life.
I'd like to continue this conversation with you, although I'm not sure
this is the place for it.  Feel free to contact me via netmail if you
feel like it!
Stay well!
Laurent
Fido : 5:7102/111.2 - Internet : laurent@dogwatch.iafrica.com
.!. Hell hath no fury like the lawyer of a woman scorned.
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