tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post115577685181670978..comments2023-10-19T10:17:40.693-05:00Comments on Unknowing Mind: Inherent Nature, Good or Evil?Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934386917419130389noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-62320925041942047742008-06-03T09:01:00.000-05:002008-06-03T09:01:00.000-05:00Hi Simmer,Thanks for the comment. I'm not certain...Hi Simmer,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. I'm not certain which translation she was using for that quote, so I can't help you there. <BR/><BR/>"Good" and "Evil" have a lot of moral connotations, with an absolutist bent that causes a lot of problems. Really, "good versus evil" is not the right question to ask. Perhaps "loving versus unloving" is the right phrasing, or "compassionate versus hateful."<BR/><BR/>I think you're right that each of us has very little room to judge another person's actions. Part of the difficulty is that we cannot see everything operating in that person's life. Regardless, even if we had that capability, who are we to judge somebody else?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934386917419130389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-70315447139768578292008-05-27T19:11:00.000-05:002008-05-27T19:11:00.000-05:00Personally, this 'unknowing mind' thinks that huma...Personally, this 'unknowing mind' thinks that humans are inherently neutral. That may sound like the easiest way to go, but I really do think that. In fact, I ought to be working on my final speech on that topic, but through my internet perusals, I found this and got rather attached to it. I would by curious to know the version of the Bible that your friend got her quote from, simply to know. My Bible says it differently, as do all different translations, but I always find it interesting to see the differences.<BR/><BR/>I believe man to be neutral, that good and evil are relative to each person's perception, and that each person is only operating within their set of circumstances and has very little room tp judge another person's actions as good or evil.<BR/><BR/>That out of the way, I am a bit of a budding existentialist... thank you for the interesting read.<BR/><BR/>-simmerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-78667635396305149342007-10-04T22:18:00.000-05:002007-10-04T22:18:00.000-05:00'ello I found you on google, :P but more to the...'ello<BR/> I found you on google, :P but more to the point<BR/> i find your contemplation to be thrilling and often on my mind [and philosophy in general] but noteing on those tasty mind questions [ also becausei love it so much i tend to rant(sorry ^_^')] <BR/><BR/> i believe as the yin and yang can symbolize<BR/> where we are both evil and good where within the dark there is light and within the light there is dark<BR/> <BR/>where this world is balanced even with its contrasting agony and joy <BR/>where realy we balancing beings<BR/> and ergo our perfection and the worlds perfection<BR/> we make perfections in our imperfections and make imperfections in perfections<BR/><BR/> circles lots and lots o' circles <BR/><BR/>round and round we go through contridictions. though this world is balanced to young eyes either they be wrinkled with age or smooth with youth may only see certain things for a phyiscal example the simple black and white are contrasting colors to "young eyes" or to "blind eyes" one may appear more dominate but are actually equal and not black or white but gray. i believe as part of the human complex the ego tends to seperate many a thing. like oil vinger<BR/><BR/> also another example<BR/> when an object is movin is such a speed it blurs and eventualy if the speed increases it can not be seen<BR/>because our physical eyes can not comprehend seeing something moving so fast <BR/><BR/>so rounding off or coming to a point its all the same thing<BR/> and we all like trillions of atoms fighting that make up black and white or gray but wether it be black white gray or the rainbow<BR/>i still go with the same lesson i follow and live simply by, learn from yesterday cherish today prepare for tomorrow and never fear livin' simply but never deny the complexity of this world<BR/><BR/><BR/>so theres my bit and i like your blog it dares to philoso-size and philosophy and life is my passion<BR/><BR/> so keep ur blog going its awesome. curiousity is the best inventor and the best explorer <BR/><BR/>Chaos out peace in<BR/><BR/>p.s would love to hear your beliefs/opinionsKas K Bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446266185218005595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-1155907087241472072006-08-18T08:18:00.000-05:002006-08-18T08:18:00.000-05:00Hey Y! You are the sly one, with all those aliase...Hey Y! You are the sly one, with all those aliases. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm really glad you choose to drink your little cup of Zen tea from my blog-pot. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of a nice calming cup of tea, that reminds me—I need to get cracking on a poem for Katy's Ringing of the Bards!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934386917419130389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28594482.post-1155873733115329712006-08-17T23:02:00.000-05:002006-08-17T23:02:00.000-05:00Hi Mike. It's Y (under one of my many aliases). I ...Hi Mike. It's Y (under one of my many aliases). I just popped in for a random visit, a little cup of zen, and look what I found: Nietzche meets Buddha!<BR/><BR/>And I must say you always astound me with your pure--or rather purified--spirit..."I say that's because our innate compassion and love are just veiled through our own doing."<BR/><BR/>This from the man who quite literally could not hurt a fly (an anecdote I will NEVER forget).<BR/><BR/>I must say, you do help restore my faith in the kindness of strangers. And maybe, just maybe, after a one-minute contemplation, that it doesn't matter what we are "innately," but what we become. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your compelling (as always) thoughts.<BR/><BR/>YYasmin Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993574371849805895noreply@blogger.com