tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post3423179366658423226..comments2024-02-14T08:44:41.513+00:00Comments on Progressive Buddhism: MultiplicityMyeong Jin Eunsahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/10324409234993116264noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-53287872327622057162009-04-08T18:11:00.000+01:002009-04-08T18:11:00.000+01:00NellaLou - That is excellent, I had no idea about ...NellaLou - That is excellent, I had no idea about Umwelt. I do believe many, non-Buddhist philosophers have hinted at the oneness of all things, but never quite commit. <BR/><BR/>BTW, you are an excellent writer and have a very eloquent writing style. :-)Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-51071609990597663472009-04-04T11:43:00.000+01:002009-04-04T11:43:00.000+01:00There is a word in German Umwelt which means liter...There is a word in German Umwelt which means literally "one world" and the idea of it is that we each inhabit a private experiential world that cannot in any way be shared with another. The many facets that contribute to the Umwelt cannot be duplicated in another person. One could find this isolating (as a lot of German philosophers have) or one could find some level of delight in all the uniquenesses of the world and know from a Buddhist perspective once this Umwelt is "broken" and reality as it is is experienced that "loneliness" is not really an issue at all. And communication and understanding become possible in ways that had not been before considered or more aptly the reality of all communications becomes apparent upon the dissolution of the aggregates of this Umwelt (ego).NellaLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247769132258539996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-6455534242083220352009-04-03T15:52:00.000+01:002009-04-03T15:52:00.000+01:00LOL Very true Tom, I guess we all want to be notic...LOL Very true Tom, I guess we all want to be noticed. I think changing our vanity is a bit like changing the color of our skin.<BR/><BR/>And that is a mighty spiffy comment indeed! :-)Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043003269935490917.post-35452580165706768842009-04-03T01:48:00.000+01:002009-04-03T01:48:00.000+01:00Yes! The world is complicated.We know, if only fr...Yes! The world is complicated.<BR/><BR/>We know, if only from the past, that our conception of the world necessarily comes from warped perceptions that the future will, to some degree, correct.<BR/><BR/>We can hope that how we see the world is consistant, fair and balanced -- and not psychotic.<BR/><BR/>Then, the problem becomes one of believing our POV is higher, more universal, more tolerant, more serene. And we suffer the vanity of believing we've discarded vanity.<BR/><BR/>[Yowza, this comment is spiffy!]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718601770472939313noreply@blogger.com