Like Dogberry, this learned constable is too cunning to be understood.
But for a mystic, that's probably the point. — Banno
Monism is nondualism. — Truth Seeker
Apparently, knowing "the truth" doesn't involve having very good reading comprehension. I didn't say anything about the Buddha or Lao Tzu
— wonderer1
Pardon me but yes you did. You claimed that the mystics are naive, grandiose and by implication untrustworthy. I can't imagine how you arrived at this idea. — FrancisRay
I did not claim to know the truth, What I would claim is that the nondual doctrine, for which it is possible to know the truth, is the only theory that makes sense in metaphysics. I can know this because it's just a matter of doing the sums — FrancisRay
Not a liar, just naive, and in too many cases grandiose. — wonderer1
I did not claim to know the truth, What I would claim is that the nondual doctrine, for which it is possible to know the truth, is the only theory that makes sense in metaphysics. I can know this because it's just a matter of doing the sums. . . . — FrancisRay
That's some grade A bullshit, in addition to being grandiose. Seriously? "The understanding of one single thing means the understanding of all"? Look around. Have you have seen many of your fellow social primates who seem like they understand all? If so, I don't think you are paying very close attention.Both metaphysics and mysticism study the nature of all extended objects, so it makes no difference whether it is this or that object. As the Upanishads state:
“The understanding of one single thing means the understanding of all;
the voidness of one thing is the voidness of all.”
Aryaveda
Catuhsataka
v. 191 — FrancisRay
I want to learn more about mysticism. That's why in a previous post, I asked you to recommend books but you did not recommend any. Also, you did not answer my questions.
Please see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nondualism
My knowledge about mysticism, Perennial philosophy, monism and nondualism is limited to what I have read on Wikipedia. — Truth Seeker
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