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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: As the cosmos goes from infinitely hot/dense to infinitely
 cold/sparse . . .
Date: 29 Oct 2024 02:27:37 GMT
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On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:35:38 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

>    If it's obvious, why don't I hear it much ? It represents a loss of
>    self-determination, a stone wall we can never penetrate ... forever
>    trapped in our little tiny warped version of the universe.
> 
>    Actually, Plato's "Allegory Of The Cave" points to the same
>    conclusion, he just kinda leaves off the last para -
>    maybe for political reasons. Plato and Buddha were near-
>    contemporaries and some ideas may have filtered across from the east.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prat%C4%ABtyasamutp%C4%81da

"Shariputra, form does not differ from emptiness; emptiness does not 
differ from form.  Form itself is emptiness, emptiness itself form.  
Sensations, perceptions, formations, and consciousness are also like 
this."

'The Heart Sutra'