Greetings Mr Man,
retrofuturist wrote:When you look at the world through leftist identitarian lenses, that is what you are bound to see. I am not in the slightest bit surprised... the Satipatthana Sutta says as much
Mr Man wrote:This is false. It is not true. Satipatthana Sutta says nothing about "leftist identitarian lenses".
The Satipatthana Sutta teaches in general terms and principles, and those general terms and principles are non-restrictive, such that they cover all potential lenses that were prevalent at the time and may exist in the future. Ergo, it doesn't need to say the specific words "leftist identitarian lenses" in order to be applicable.
MN10 wrote:How, monks, does a monk live contemplating mental objects in the mental objects of the six internal and the six external sense-bases?
Herein, monks, a monk knows the mind and mental objects and the fetter that arises dependent on both (the mind and mental objects); he knows how the arising of the non-arisen fetter comes to be; he knows how the abandoning of the arisen fetter comes to be; and he knows how the non-arising in the future of the abandoned fetter comes to be.
Thus he lives contemplating mental objects in mental objects internally, or he lives contemplating mental objects in mental objects externally, or he lives contemplating mental objects in mental objects internally and externally. He lives contemplating origination factors in mental objects, or he lives contemplating dissolution factors in mental objects, or he lives contemplating origination-and-dissolution factors in mental objects. Or his mindfulness is established with the thought, "Mental objects exist," to the extent necessary just for knowledge and mindfulness, and he lives detached, and clings to nothing in the world. Thus, monks, a monk lives contemplating mental objects in the mental objects of the six internal and the six external sense-bases.
If you still honestly don't see the point being made, then I no longer expect any acknowledgement from you in relation to your deluded accusations. Apologies if my words have flummoxed you.
All the best.
Metta,
Paul.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."