Reality, A Litmus Test

"Why is action not produced? Because it has no identity of its own. Because it is not produced, it is not destroyed." MD XVII.21

"There are no two things whose existence could be established with the help of each other or without the help of each other. How would the two be established?" MD XXI.6.

"Emergence and dissolution are not possible in the absence of existence. No existence is possible without emergence and dissolution." MD XXI.8

"Existence cannot come out of existence. Existence cannot come out of non-existence. Non-existence cannot come out of non-existence. Non--existence cannot come out of existence."  MD XXI. 12

"The last point in the series if destroyed, existence cannot be justifiably  the first point (in the next series). If the point in the series is not destroyed, existence cannot justifiably be the first point (in the next series)." MD XXI.18

"If the last point have been destroyed, the first point in the next series emerges, then that which is destroyed would be one and that which emerges would become another."

MD XXI.19. (Kind of sounds like teleportation process, in a sense.)

"Of course, when a thing does not exist quite by itself how, then, can it exist as a whole? That thing which is called 'other' does not exist without its own being.:

"All things in every respect being devoid of identity, do not exist in causes or relativity or in their totality or in isolation. Thus they are void."  SS.3

"Without 'one', there cannot be 'many' and without there being 'many' 'one' would not be possible. Therefore, things produce relatively would lack the basis for their determinations." SS.7

"Composite and non-composite entities are neither manifold nor unitary, they neither exist, nor do they not exist, they are not existent-and-non-existent. Everything should be understood this way." SS. 32

"If form were material it could not arise out of material elements. It would not be self-created nor would it come into existence as created by others. Thus it does not exist." SS.45

"If form were to be comprehended by mind, it should comprehend its identity. But since mind exists in relativity, it would not comprehend a form." SS. 48

(Things being "relative" to one another  does not establish a solitary identity of 

an item or state. They are perceived only as relative.)

Most of the above are translated into English, precision may not be complete on all passages use.

The material herein is not necessarily a reflection of the entropy of current societies

Reviews

[trokanmariel33]

The alternation logic, of the form as not material theme in the third to last quote, does not appear to exist itself.

"If form were material it could not arise out of material elements.": Though superficial logic, the superficial logic's science is sound. Due to yin-yang and materialism being able to work together.

"It would not be self-created nor would it come into existence as created by others.": this is where the first criticism comes into play, as the basis of the sentiment or opinion doesn't appear to subconsciously produce the logic needed to believe in the opinion.