something endures unchanged for at least a certain interval

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gabrielbranbury wrote: ?Que?
Hvað? Cad é? Mi az? מה? Apa? เป็นอย่างไร Qu'est-ce? Cosa? Quid? Vad? क्या?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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Individual wrote:
tiltbillings wrote:Damdifino. I am too confused by the "letters" statement to figure out what you just said. This thread has been an ongoing exercise confusing statements.
What I said is directly related to it. :)

When you say, "Huh?" you are an expressing a mental state of confusion. It's not necessarily your fault. If somebody comes up to you and screams gibberish, grabs your collar, and drools on you, in that situation too you could feel a bit confused.

You might say, "Huh?" in that situation too.

If you say, "Huh?" that's a mental state.

The question is: When you say, "Huh?" is it the same mental state each time or is it an entirely new mental state?
Ah, I get it now. You weren't making a funny; you wre asking a didactic question. It is a mental state arising interdependently upon conditions. To say that it is entirely new would be inappropriate as it would be to say that it is the entirely the same, nor can one really say that it is both or neither.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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tiltbillings wrote:
Individual wrote:
tiltbillings wrote:Damdifino. I am too confused by the "letters" statement to figure out what you just said. This thread has been an ongoing exercise confusing statements.
What I said is directly related to it. :)

When you say, "Huh?" you are an expressing a mental state of confusion. It's not necessarily your fault. If somebody comes up to you and screams gibberish, grabs your collar, and drools on you, in that situation too you could feel a bit confused.

You might say, "Huh?" in that situation too.

If you say, "Huh?" that's a mental state.

The question is: When you say, "Huh?" is it the same mental state each time or is it an entirely new mental state?
Ah, I get it now. You weren't making a funny; you wre asking a didactic question. It is a mental state arising interdependently upon conditions. To say that it is entirely new would be inappropriate as it would be to say that it is the entirely the same, nor can one really say that it is both or neither.
Exactly.

Now if you apply that to all named phenomena?
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Individual wrote: Exactly.

Now if you apply that to all named phenomena?
And your point is?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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tiltbillings wrote:
Individual wrote: Exactly.

Now if you apply that to all named phenomena?
And your point is?
Regarding, "Huh?" being a state of confusion, you said:
tiltbillings wrote:It is a mental state arising interdependently upon conditions. To say that it is entirely new would be inappropriate as it would be to say that it is the entirely the same, nor can one really say that it is both or neither.
The point is this:
Ñāṇa wrote: Noa Ronkin, Early Buddhist Metaphysics: The Making of a Philosophical Tradition (p. 247):

"Neither conceptualizing, nor conceptualizing wrongly, nor lacking conceptualization, nor conceptualizing nothing – in one who has achieved this state sensory recognizable experience (rupa) ceases, for what is called ‘verbal proliferation’ (papañca) has its origin in conceptualization.”
  • Conceptualizing -- it is the same
  • Conceptualizing wrongly -- it is different
  • Lacking conceptualization -- it is both
  • Conceptualizing nothing -- It is neither
And it is not really "my" point. It is something you already seem to know. :)
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Individual wrote:
tiltbillings wrote:
Individual wrote: Exactly.

Now if you apply that to all named phenomena?
And your point is?
Regarding, "Huh?" being a state of confusion, you said:
tiltbillings wrote:It is a mental state arising interdependently upon conditions. To say that it is entirely new would be inappropriate as it would be to say that it is the entirely the same, nor can one really say that it is both or neither.
The point is this:
Ñāṇa wrote: Noa Ronkin, Early Buddhist Metaphysics: The Making of a Philosophical Tradition (p. 247):

"Neither conceptualizing, nor conceptualizing wrongly, nor lacking conceptualization, nor conceptualizing nothing – in one who has achieved this state sensory recognizable experience (rupa) ceases, for what is called ‘verbal proliferation’ (papañca) has its origin in conceptualization.”
  • Conceptualizing -- it is the same
  • Conceptualizing wrongly -- it is different
  • Lacking conceptualization -- it is both
  • Conceptualizing nothing -- It is neither
And it is not really "my" point. It is something you already seem to know. :)
And your point is?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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That we should stop grasping for points to latch onto
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Individual wrote:That we should stop grasping for points to latch onto
And you have a good grasp of that point, do you?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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:tantrum:>> :computerproblem:>> :rofl: >> :bow: >> :meditate:
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tiltbillings wrote:
Individual wrote:That we should stop grasping for points to latch onto
And you have a good grasp of that point, do you?
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retrofuturist wrote:
tiltbillings wrote:
Individual wrote:That we should stop grasping for points to latch onto
And you have a good grasp of that point, do you?
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Aaaaah!!!!! The Pet Shop Boys, run away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Greetings,
tiltbillings wrote:Aaaaah!!!!! The Pet Shop Boys, run away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, that stance is something that has endured unchanged for at least a certain interval.

:D

Metta,
Retro. :)
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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
tiltbillings wrote:Aaaaah!!!!! The Pet Shop Boys, run away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, that stance is something that has endured unchanged for at least a certain interval.

:D

Metta,
Retro. :)
You are right. I concede. I am now going to order all of Nanavira's books. Wait, I'll take that back; my not wanting to read Nanavira's books has not changed and thusly my identity over time has been maintained.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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:rofl:
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Ah but Tilt would your stance remain unchanged of you went ahead and ordered the books...and then didn't read them ?
Or if you didn't order the books...but read them ?
Or both ordered and then cancelled them ?
Or didn't order or cancel or read them ?

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