06-23-2010, 12:01 AM
being |ˈbēi ng |
present participle of be .
noun
1 existence : the railway brought many towns into being | the moment when the universe came into being.
• living; being alive : holism promotes a unified way of being.
2 [in sing. ] the nature or essence of a person : sometimes one aspect of our being has been developed at the expense of the others.
3 a real or imaginary living creature, esp. an intelligent one : animals regarded as primitive beings | alien beings.
• a human being : she felt anxiety about so small and vulnerable a being | a rational being.
a supernatural entity : a being who had made all things.
All this means to me is, there is still a life to be lived, by a self who lives it. But in the most inexplicable way such a self can still understand it has no essence while remaining a self. A self who sleeps, a self who awakes, a self who knows other selves, a self who gets sick from a cold, a self who is happy in a moment of warmth of friendship, etc. Tiffany
Acts 17:28 'For in him (God) we live and move and have our being.
Chapter 7: Arising, Enduring, and Dissolving
20. Therefore, neither being nor non-being can arise, as stated above in Chapter 1, Verse 6.
24. All living beings that have arisen are subject to aging and death. Are there any living beings that do not age and die?30. That which is [being] cannot dissolve. That which is [being] cannot not-be.
That which is not [non-being] cannot dissolve. Can the beheaded be beheaded a second time?
Then from 60 Stanzas
26 Devoid of locus, there is nothing to objectify; Rootless, they have no fixed abode; They arise totally from the cause of ignorance, Utterly devoid of beginning, middle and end.
51 Having found a locus one is caught By the twisting snake of afflictions; Those whose minds have no locus, They will not be caught [by this snake].
58 If one possesses a locus, One becomes attached or detached; But the great beings who’re devoid of locus, They have neither attachment nor detachment.
So do we have a being? If we have being, who or what possesses this being? Where is this being or where is it “kept”? Did this being begin? Will this being end? If it neither begins nor ends is it eternal? Nagarjuna has said above, “ 30. That which is [being] cannot dissolve. “ If it did dissolve (end or cease) then by definition it is not considered being! If we ARE being then we, by definition, cannot end. 30: That which is [being] cannot not-be.
What I am trying to point out is that when considering being we need to look at this beyond the appeal of what beings appear to do as a basis for considering being.
Chapter 8: The Agent and the Action
1. A real agent is not an agent [that is, cannot act]. An unreal (non-existent) agent is not an agent [that is, cannot act].
2. That which is [being] does not act. Action in a world of real beings would be action without an agent. An agent in a
world of real beings would be an agent without action.
Chapter 15: Essence and Existence
11. "An entity with an essence cannot not-exist." This is essentialism. "It existed before, but now it doesn't." This is nihilism.
If this body "gets" a cold should I identify with it as if I had a cold?
If this body dies and turns to dust should I identify with it as if I am now dust or that I am dead?
If anyone wants to "dart past the eagle" this is the kind of close examination that needs to occur. I know of no other way.
present participle of be .
noun
1 existence : the railway brought many towns into being | the moment when the universe came into being.
• living; being alive : holism promotes a unified way of being.
2 [in sing. ] the nature or essence of a person : sometimes one aspect of our being has been developed at the expense of the others.
3 a real or imaginary living creature, esp. an intelligent one : animals regarded as primitive beings | alien beings.
• a human being : she felt anxiety about so small and vulnerable a being | a rational being.
a supernatural entity : a being who had made all things.
All this means to me is, there is still a life to be lived, by a self who lives it. But in the most inexplicable way such a self can still understand it has no essence while remaining a self. A self who sleeps, a self who awakes, a self who knows other selves, a self who gets sick from a cold, a self who is happy in a moment of warmth of friendship, etc. Tiffany
Acts 17:28 'For in him (God) we live and move and have our being.
Chapter 7: Arising, Enduring, and Dissolving
20. Therefore, neither being nor non-being can arise, as stated above in Chapter 1, Verse 6.
24. All living beings that have arisen are subject to aging and death. Are there any living beings that do not age and die?30. That which is [being] cannot dissolve. That which is [being] cannot not-be.
That which is not [non-being] cannot dissolve. Can the beheaded be beheaded a second time?
Then from 60 Stanzas
26 Devoid of locus, there is nothing to objectify; Rootless, they have no fixed abode; They arise totally from the cause of ignorance, Utterly devoid of beginning, middle and end.
51 Having found a locus one is caught By the twisting snake of afflictions; Those whose minds have no locus, They will not be caught [by this snake].
58 If one possesses a locus, One becomes attached or detached; But the great beings who’re devoid of locus, They have neither attachment nor detachment.
So do we have a being? If we have being, who or what possesses this being? Where is this being or where is it “kept”? Did this being begin? Will this being end? If it neither begins nor ends is it eternal? Nagarjuna has said above, “ 30. That which is [being] cannot dissolve. “ If it did dissolve (end or cease) then by definition it is not considered being! If we ARE being then we, by definition, cannot end. 30: That which is [being] cannot not-be.
What I am trying to point out is that when considering being we need to look at this beyond the appeal of what beings appear to do as a basis for considering being.
Chapter 8: The Agent and the Action
1. A real agent is not an agent [that is, cannot act]. An unreal (non-existent) agent is not an agent [that is, cannot act].
2. That which is [being] does not act. Action in a world of real beings would be action without an agent. An agent in a
world of real beings would be an agent without action.
Chapter 15: Essence and Existence
11. "An entity with an essence cannot not-exist." This is essentialism. "It existed before, but now it doesn't." This is nihilism.
If this body "gets" a cold should I identify with it as if I had a cold?
If this body dies and turns to dust should I identify with it as if I am now dust or that I am dead?
If anyone wants to "dart past the eagle" this is the kind of close examination that needs to occur. I know of no other way.