[Marxism] RE: open question

["Blackwell, Catherine H." <blackwellch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Sims wrote: How about a systme of no-thought? (Yes, I can hear
you loading your shotguns, you enlightenlent okies!)

If there could be no-thought there would be no need for system. Thought
is function of mind. Can there be such thing as no-mind? Body cannot
live without mind and mind cannot stop thoughts. Thoughts are arising
64,000 per  nanosecond. What is important is what you think about
because from thoughts arise action and from action results.

Ultimately, like all things, mind is empty, but empty of what? -- empty
of inherent existence. All things are empty of inherent existence
because all things including mind itself arise from causes and
conditions that are also empty of inherent existence. "Inherent
existence", if that were possible, would be existence independent of
causes and conditions, self-created, permanent existence without a
beginning or an end. Emptiness of inherent existence is not to be
confused with non-existence or nihilism. And emptiness per se is empty
of inherent existence.

Best regards, Catherine



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