nishio: I think I understand the concept of â[Kegon (sect of Buddhism)â, so I will try to explain it to verify my understanding. First of all, this âHua Yanâ is not only about âAvatamska sutraâ but also about the Hua Yan Sutra, which was born in India and developed in China Hua Yan philosophy.
nishio: The difference is that the Kegon Sutra described a process in the world W1 that is different from the material world W0, whereas the Kegon philosophy considered the process of going from W0 to W1, gaining awareness there, and then returning further to W W0 and then return to W0.
nishio: With respect to this material world W0, things are either âthereâ or ânot thereâ. What âisâ continues to be for a while, then breaks down and becomes ânot,â and when it is gone, it remains ânotâ forever. This is the view of the world that we, who were born and raised in the material world, have unconsciously, naive physics. On the other hand, the Kegon Sutra doubted it.
nishio: Both the Indian-derived Hua Yan Sutra and the ancient Chinese Zhuangzi had in common the idea that it is not a dichotomy of being and not being. From this comes the thought about what is beyond the opposition of âisâ and âis not.
nishio: In addition, this âwhat is beyond the opposition of being and not beingâ is not âwhat happens if we assume such a thingâ but âI saw such a thing when I meditated, and I became such a thingâ. I saw such a thing when I was meditating and I became such a person.
- I use the term âstyle of questioning assumptionsâ in the sense of methodic doubt or critical philosophy.
nishio: Iâve been using easy words to describe âthere isâ and âthere is notâ, but then when I say âthere is something beyond the conflict between âthere isâ and âthere is not"", the second âthere is I should split âthere isâ a little higher resolution because the âthere isâ is confusing because of the âthere isâ. There is âimmaterial entityâ that transcends the opposition between âmaterial existenceâ and ânon-existence of matter.â
nishio: As for this âimmaterial existence,â we moderns may be disappointed and say, âOh, you were talking about something that sounded so difficult, but is that what youâre talking about?â But this is because we are overwhelmingly man of the future compared to them, and there were no VR Goggles or even black and white projectors in their time (fairly new ones invented around 1900).
nishio: to go back a bit and talk a bit more about the physical laws of the material world, âmaterial existenceâ occupies space so you canât have more than one thing in the same place. A material entity can only be one. There can only be one material being, so if more than one person wants it, they will fight over it. This is the naive worldview of people born and raised in the material world.
nishio: How did you feel âimmaterial existenceâ in the age without VR goggles, first of all, you probably âsaw a very realistic image created by your brainâ. When you think about it, it makes sense to do âadjust your posture, breathe, donât think, and ignore all stimuli from the outside worldâ as a means to see it. Iâm creating an immersive environment. - (1) body, breath, and mind conditioning = the basis of [Zen (Buddhism)
nishio: So, people who repeatedly âdo a full dive into the VR space created by their own brainsâ in the days when there was no TV, realize that âthis thing that appears and disappears and exists in the same position They realize, âThis thing that appears and disappears in the same position, looks a lot like a material existence, but it is something else. Then they think, âThen what is this?â Then they think, âThen what is this?
nishio: After thinking about it, âThere is a Something that transcends the conflict between material existence and non-existence, and a part of it is manifested in this way. And then you realize, âI am a part of it.â And then he realizes, âI am a part of it. This is a big difference from the idea of monotheism, where God and man are separate because the transcendent personality that creates the world âgodâ makes man, but in monotheism God and man are separate.
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nishio: In the Buddhism way of thinking, transcendent beings without personalities branch out and appear as all things, including oneself, so naturally [one considers oneself to be a part of transcendent beings I am a part of the transcendental being.
nishio: And those who, based on their experience, understanding that everything and everyone, including themselves, is just a temporary manifestation of a split âreason ], what do those who have understanding think about next? I believe that everything is fundamentally connected as one, and that I am included in this âeverythingâ.
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nishio: Then, just as you see a butterfly and have an image in your mind that âthere is a butterflyâ, the butterfly sees a human and âthere is a humanâ. Just as I have a butterfly in the VR space in my mind, I am in the VR space in the butterfly.
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When we focus on one thing, that thing has other things in it. And every thing can be its subject.
nishio: here it gets related to âButterfly Dreamsâ. I had a very realistic VR immersive experience in a dream, where I experienced the world from a butterflyâs first-person perspective and felt like I was a butterfly completely, but when I woke up from the dream, I was a human. Was the human dreaming of a butterfly, or was the butterfly dreaming of a butterfly that was so real that it felt like it was a human? This is a story about
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nishio: So, this is indistinguishable, and since humans and butterflies are both just temporary manifestations of a split âreasonâ in the first place no need to distinguish.
nishio: So, after thinking this far, you come back to the material world, and you see two people A and B fighting over the ownership of one thing. You see that and think, âAh, A and B are both rooted in the same being, but they fight because they donât understand that, and I wish everyone would take a full VR dive.
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nishio: then there are people who say things like âIâm afraid of dyingâ. I look at them and say, âYou think of yourself as something that exists materially, so you find special meaning in the end of that existence, even though it is only a temporary manifestation of reason. Wouldnât you be less afraid if you had the experience of becoming one with reason?â So I think.
- Related: free from obstacles.
nishio: And up to this point, the idea was âletâs all be zensetsuâ since there was no VR yet, but as technology progresses and VR full dive becomes possible, anyone can easily create, annihilate, duplicate, superimpose, and become someone elseâs point of view, in other words, experience through zensetsu. However, if the technology makes VR full dive possible, anyone can easily create, annihilate, duplicate, and place things on top of each other, or put themselves in other peopleâs viewpoints, in other words, âexperience through zenâ lower cost through technology.
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nishio: the lower the cost, the more people will take that path, so the more people will reach enlightenment in the Huayan sense. Since they reach it without explicitly allocating the cost to the practice of enlightenment, they become âenlightened when they realize it.â When the digital native is enlightened, it will look ridiculous for the unenlightened old man to cling to material existence!
- The older generation is often derisively referred to as the enlightened generation, but I think they are the generation that is more likely to be enlightened because they are actually practicing more efficiently by being immersed in Minecraft since they were kids.
nishio: the 3D printer talk can be confusing if youâre not careful. The boundary between the âworld of reasonâ and the âworld of thingsâ does not coincide with the boundary between âold natureâ and âcomputer natureâ, but people are quick to jump to simple dichotomies. An addendum on this: it is not that the VR space is a âworld of reasonâ. The old physical world and the virtual world on a computer are both âworlds of thingsâ that humans perceive with their senses, but the natural laws of these worlds are different, so it is easier to imagine the âworld of reasonâ when experiencing the virtual world.
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nishio: that when using a 3D printer, the two arrows âreason â thingâ and âdigital existence â physical existenceâ are occurring at the same time, which may easily confuse the reader. thing.
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