PPP, Part 17, Saṅkhāra-ing? Fabricating?

Greetings, Friendlies. :)

I notice I’ve started using the word “Fabricating”, which I inherited from Rob Burbea. I think (though I’m not certain) he’s talking about the fact of our minds fabricating/constructing experience, from the grossest levels of full-blown papanca all the way down to the subtlest levels of subconscious conceptualizing. And I think this ties in with what we said back in Part 7.3, about Saṅkhāra as “Principle of Construction”.

John Peacock does talk about Saṅkhāra-ing. But he also uses Saṅkhāra as a noun. Particularly when talking about habits.

I’m not in love with “Fabricating”, but as Sharon and I discussed, it’s not about whether I like a word. It’s about communicating with others.

I’d prefer “Saṅkhāra-ing”. Or even “Constructing”. But I’m waffling. You’ll probably see something like Saṅkhāra-ing/Fabrication until I figure out what I want to say.

Thanks for your good humor. :)

And I’m terribly eager to hear your thoughts, particularly if you have worked with Burbea or his Seeing That Frees and have thoughts on his use of “Fabrication”.

With friendliness!