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Buddhism

tama

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7. Questioning mind

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 03:04 AM

Feb 2013

raises questions. Such as: is dualism (and non-dualism as answer) anything more than linguistic problem? I'm sure we can think a thought that surely the problem must go beyond language... and that there is a problem, to begin with. Such as attachment, which requires process of objectification.

Religions seem linguistic and symbolic structures of cultures with strongly dualistic languages, attempt's to become free of linguistic dualism. People's who speak non-dualistic or less dualistic languages don't have similar need for religion.

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