dependent origination

[Nindo]

Jundo,

Your scientific explanation of Dr. Alexander's experience makes sense to me. I am a psychiatrist by day.

Welcome John. Would be great if you could introduce yourself in our new members' section

[RichardH]

Given the brief talk Jundo gave during Zazenkai, and the issues touched upon in this thread, I just wanted to toss in the work of Julian Jaynes on the identity of consciousness/language and its emergence with the loss of the iron age gods . It is a controversial theory, but not whacky, and interesting.

http://www.julianjaynes.org/julian-jaynes-theory-overview.php

Gassho, kojip.

[Dosho]

I must agree with Chet...don't try to prove the existence of the afterlife. Yes, you may feel that you observed it with a near death experience, but the conducting the peer review may be problematic!

Gassho,
Dosho

[Amelia]

No thoughts of afterlife. No thoughts of no afterlife. Just football.

[Jundo]

No thoughts of afterlife. No thoughts of no afterlife. Just football.

Ha! So, maybe rebirth is like next season? Heaven is half time? Karma like your past team record? Where is the concession stand?

Gassho, J

[disastermouse]

Karma is an echo across a vast chasm,
Does it reach the other side?
(This IS the other side.)

[Amelia]

Ha! So, maybe rebirth is like next season? Heaven is half time? Karma like your past team record? Where is the concession stand?

Gassho, J

The concession stand may be dukkha.