Douglas Giles, PhD
1 min readAug 23, 2022

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Yes, and as I said to the others who repeat that response, that is part of the problem. Like some ancient Greek philosophers, some Buddhist thinkers (and nonthinkers) dismiss creations of the mind (thoughts) because they seem transitory and changing. It is the ancient prejudice that only things that are unchanging and permanent are real. But as I have said to others in this comments section, that thoughts are fleeting does not make them unreal.

Also, you saying , "that's not what I think in my Buddhism" is ignoring the article, which you did adequately read. No, not all schools of Buddhist thought make the mistake of declaring all thoughts are illusions, but some do and I was responding to that. That some forms of Buddhism ignore the original teachings (something common in all religions) doesn’t make those original teachings vanish. It is you right to ignore those teachings, but as a teacher, I choose not to.

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Douglas Giles, PhD

Written by Douglas Giles, PhD

Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://dgilesauthor.com/

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