[extropy-chat] Nihilism

[The Avantguardian]

--- citta437 at aol.com wrote:
 
> "Now what I contend is that my body is my own, at
> least I have always 
> so
> regarded it. If I do harm through my experimenting
> with it, it is I who 
> suffers,
> not the state." -Mark Twain
> ______________
> 
> Hi, Stuart, I am one of Mark Twain's fan so to speak
> but the above 
> quote sounds so unlike his wisdom/the understanding
> of the human 
> behavior. Everyone suffers in this world due to such
> ignorance 
> {nihilistic thought/beliefs}. When you harm yourself
> by your behavior, 
> you and others suffer too.

I am certainly not a nihilist, Terry, but if I see
Mark Twain, I will pass it on. Incidently, suffering
gets a bad rap from Buddhists in general. Without
suffering there is little impetus for progress. It is
the hungry that plant crops, the thirsty that dig
wells, and the desirous that go to work and grow the
economy. Without Samsara there could be no Dharma. 


Stuart LaForge
alt email: stuart"AT"ucla.edu

"Now what I contend is that my body is my own, at least I have always so regarded it. If I do harm through my experimenting with it, it is I who suffers, not the state." -Mark Twain


 
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