FW: Maya

[Ashish Chandra]

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From:   Jaldhar H. Vyas [SMTP:jaldhar at braincells.com]
Sent:   Monday, February 22, 1999 11:57 AM
To:     Ashish Chandra
Subject:        RE: Maya

On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Ashish Chandra wrote:
> I am sorry if I haven't followed this thread properly but what exactly is
> the issue with such a categorization ? As long as the lamp is not turned
> on, there is a snake which is not really there. Once the lamp is turned
on,
> its non-existence if proved. Why should there be a problem with this ?
>
> Sevaram
>

For the snake to "appear" it is not enough for it to just be dark.  There
must be an external perceiver (the man stumbling about in the dark) too.

--
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>

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