Re: Mahayana Buddhism ;

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Dear Jacob:

i see your point about my article "Mahayana Buddhism" --- i am making statements without giving any reasons why i think so; i am more anxious to put my ideas across than convince anybody about them; i couldn't help it: there is too much of a gulf between what i want to say and what is generally accepted --- so i decided against bridging the gap: only concentrating on what i want to say leaving it to chance and readers' compassion to determine how it is perceived by the readers; this is also the reason why there are no citations at the end of my article; i requested my CUSAT friend Dr Santhosh Kumar to submit the article "Mahayana Buddhism" on my behalf (.because i couldn't meet all their needs such as URL which i don't have.) to Current Science published from Bengaluru (.new accepted spelling for Bangalore, if i am right.); i am copying out the letter to Current Science below for you to read understandingly and compassionately (.as i request you to.):

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Dear Current Science:

Q: is the Universe 4-Dimensional ;or, only 2-Dimensional ? is not 'meditation' 2-Dimensional ? Eh!? perception of Material|Matter makes Space 3-Dimensional, i feel, through the play of memory of movement in 2-Dimensions of space (.or interval | distance.) and time --- perception of the visual world is a consequence of the underpinning {.dic_ underpin v t -pinned, -pin.ning to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.} of 'meditation' that is undertaken by the entire society as in Mahayana Buddhism shared by all members of the society and handed down as cultural instinct, commonly shared by all members of a society spanning across species {.dic_ species n pl species group of plants or animals that are related closely.}; IMPORTANT Q: do trees also perceive space as we do? or, differently? (.recall carnivorous plants.)

... please tell me what you think ...

dic_ dimension n (.meaning 1/2.) measurement of the size of something in a particular direction (.this i feel is carpenter's | fitter's meaning.) while in Physics and Maths it is simply direction in which something is measured;; we associate three dimensions or directions to ordinarily perceived space ;;(|);; that brings us to the next point namely 'perceive': we will return to it after delineating the other two meanings of the word dimension we are dealing with now;; (.meaning 2/2.) aspect, factor;; i feel this is the meaning i wish to explore:: permit me to describe meditation as the most important aspect or factor in life ;and, this is all-important culturally by the upbringing granted to us by the entire society around us we are born to;; this is Mahayana Buddhism;; there are only two dimensions in reality ;namely, distance-separation and time-separation we undergo at the time our mothers give birth to us ;but, as we live through the separation from our mothers' wombs we 'perceive' matter apart from us i.e., outside of us and it needs extraordinary effort to build back our wholesome nature and it takes all of our lives ;but, wholesome we shall be at the end of it all, i deeply trust! explorations of Columbus and other explorers and mariners {.dic_ mariner n sailor; marine adj of the sea or shipping .} before and after Columbus (.including space-explorations.) are in truth explorations of Mother Kali's womb <. essentially in two dimensions of distance and time ! .> along with our perception of our memory of what we were through ; it is necessary for me to delineate, how three dimensions of our familiar universe appear along with the forth time dimension, but no more; i think the third and forth dimensions appear because of our memory ::and, no more because of sufficiency of our memory which is vast <<. let me recapitulate::: one space-dimension and one time-dimension are from the original life granted to us ;and, memory of space-dimension and time-dimension given us give additional 2-manifold by virtue of which we obtain the familiar 3-D space ;and, 1-D original time dimension completing the 4-D manifold; >>

IMPORTANT Q: do trees also perceive space as we do? or, differently? (.recall carnivorous plants.)

carnivorous plants should be having an 'idea' of 'the space around them' and be able to tell when some living insects come within the space they control; i have little idea of how they perceive 'the space around them' : i wouldn't be surprised to learn if they have something to teach us here: fortunately, i found some botany books in my collection which i promise myself, i will read; may God guide me through the books at fast or slow pace best suited for the enterprise;

Sincerely

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i am sorry i am not putting your advice into practice: it is possible Current Science might also agree with you and advise me to recast the essay or they may simply reject the essay; let me see ...

Sincerely

( Krishna Rao PUTCHA )