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"My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:46 am
by Analyticism
"I" have a, what would seem, is a formless understanding of, but not limited to, anything
As far as what "I" understand in buddhism, "I" couldn't tell you the non-english names of the 10 fetters, and "I've" never read the Pali
I'd say my understanding of it is basic, yet I seem to be able to answer any of the questions I see people have on this site, which is odd.

"My" understanding is formless, yet, is not limited to the concept of formlessness,

It is ineffable, which is why "I" am hesitant of describing "it" in any words at all... the probability of misinterpretation seems so high even as I skillfully try to find the right methods and words to get this across...

It is very related to intuition, and insight, but is not LIMITED to those concepts, you could see it as...
EITHER PERCEIVING, or NOT PERCEIVING
NEITHER PERCEIVING, nor NOT PERCEIVING
BOTH PERCEIVING, and NOT PERCEIVING
SOME, and/or NONE OF THOSE, and/or but not limited to ALL OF THOSE

Keep in mind, by understanding, I mean understanding, not just limited to Buddhism and such.

I'd like to know if this intrigues anyone here, and see what words you all use to relate to this?

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:00 am
by tiltbillings
Analyticism wrote:I'd like to know if this intrigues anyone here,
An interesting set of claims, of which we have seen variations here before. Is it intriguing?

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:39 am
by Aloka
I'd like to know if this intrigues anyone here, and see what words you all use to relate to this?
Hello,

Well moving on to the important issues ..Does your formless understanding help you to make a decent cuppa tea?

:)

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:51 pm
by beeblebrox
Analyticism wrote: "My" understanding is formless, yet, is not limited to the concept of formlessness,

It is ineffable, which is why "I" am hesitant of describing "it" in any words at all... the probability of misinterpretation seems so high even as I skillfully try to find the right methods and words to get this across...
Hi Analyticism,

Maybe I misunderstand, but it seems like that might because there's still an attachment to the form... i.e., trying to get it perfect, and exactly to the form, in the way that you think it should be understood by someone.
Keep in mind, by understanding, I mean understanding, not just limited to Buddhism and such.
:anjali:

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:03 pm
by m0rl0ck
Analyticism wrote: Keep in mind, by understanding, I mean understanding, not just limited to Buddhism and such.
That all sounds wonderful. What happens when someone cuts you off in traffic?

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:50 pm
by Polar Bear
Edit:

I defer to SDC's elegant statement below which avoids the unnecessariness of the statement previously occupying this post of mine.

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:09 pm
by SDC
Analyticism wrote:"I" have a, what would seem, is a formless understanding of, but not limited to, anything
As far as what "I" understand in buddhism, "I" couldn't tell you the non-english names of the 10 fetters, and "I've" never read the Pali
I'd say my understanding of it is basic, yet I seem to be able to answer any of the questions I see people have on this site, which is odd.

"My" understanding is formless, yet, is not limited to the concept of formlessness,

It is ineffable, which is why "I" am hesitant of describing "it" in any words at all... the probability of misinterpretation seems so high even as I skillfully try to find the right methods and words to get this across...

It is very related to intuition, and insight, but is not LIMITED to those concepts, you could see it as...
EITHER PERCEIVING, or NOT PERCEIVING
NEITHER PERCEIVING, nor NOT PERCEIVING
BOTH PERCEIVING, and NOT PERCEIVING
SOME, and/or NONE OF THOSE, and/or but not limited to ALL OF THOSE

Keep in mind, by understanding, I mean understanding, not just limited to Buddhism and such.

I'd like to know if this intrigues anyone here, and see what words you all use to relate to this?
Wait, what?

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:48 pm
by Cittasanto
tiltbillings wrote:
Analyticism wrote:I'd like to know if this intrigues anyone here,
An interesting set of claims, of which we have seen variations here before. Is it intriguing?
certainly, I seam to remember something of a duplicate of this OP at one point. And no not at all!

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:46 am
by James the Giant
I think Analyticism must be a Pacceka Buddha. :shrug:

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:40 am
by ground
Analyticism wrote:I'd like to know if this intrigues anyone here, and see what words you all use to relate to this?
Not intriguing. Anyway keep at it or try something else and let go thinking about alleged characteristics of yours. :sage:

Re: "My" formless understanding, of, but not limited to anything

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:04 am
by SarathW
Hi Analytic
What do you call the white space in your venn diagram?

:)
By the way, have you read this book?
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/buddh ... gsurw6.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;