From: MarshaV (marshalz@i-2000.com)
Date: Mon Nov 22 2004 - 19:02:00 GMT
At 11:28 AM 11/22/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>I agree. This "self is an illusion" business makes no sense. How can
>Pirsig and the Buddhists deny they exist without existing? If Pirsig
>denies that when the "self" of his son died it wasn't real and had no
>effect on "himself," then maybe it's time to call for the guys in the
>white coats again.
I think it can be explained like this. Carefully pour a cup of water into
a jar. Swim to the middle of a river, there pour the cup of water from the
jar into the river. Does the cup of water exist?
I hope this is right. I certainly could be wrong. I
MarshaV
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