tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post8120369900281276558..comments2024-03-18T10:07:38.422+08:00Comments on Awakening to Reality: Early Forum Posts by ThusnessSohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-73558832879315599572013-09-21T22:00:17.822+08:002013-09-21T22:00:17.822+08:00What Thusness meant was more like "the Ultima...What Thusness meant was more like "the Ultimate Subject cannot be the object of observation" <br><br>Thanks Wei. That is also how I understand, at least intellectually.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110060010538424071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-15162320756071041682013-09-21T11:59:23.632+08:002013-09-21T11:59:23.632+08:00Hi Sam,What Thusness meant was more like "the...Hi Sam,<br><br>What Thusness meant was more like "the Ultimate Subject cannot be the object of observation" i.e. the notion that there is an unseen observer precisely because the observer is the observer of all seens and cannot itself be seen or made an object of observation. Such a notion of objectless Self is refuted and seen through in the insight into Anatta.<br><br>Everything arises as a momentary arising, but this momentary arising is also empty and non-arising. Check out http://awakeningtoreality.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/non-arising.htmlSohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416159880942160813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225985453951330898.post-64078058160713119762013-09-21T08:23:21.623+08:002013-09-21T08:23:21.623+08:00This site is a great resource! I have been reading...This site is a great resource! I have been reading for quite some time and I find it very useful in my practice.<br><br>I do not fully understand the following:<br>"It is ungraspable not because the Ultimate Object cannot be the subject of observation; but rather there is really no such ‘ultimate object’ hiding behind anywhere."<br><br>I understand that there is no ultimate inherently existing objects - these are experienced because of conceptual mind. But can we say there is nothing? Isn't there - each moment - a snapshot of something?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110060010538424071noreply@blogger.com