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MANSOOR MIR December 12, 1999 V7ABEP - Nagarjuana's conception of reality and its implications 'Where the reach of thought turns back, language turns back.' Nagarjuana's conception of reality, as set forth in the Mulamadhyamakakarika, is one that encompasses both extreme skepticism and radically paranormal ideas. He suggests that the limits of our language and conceptual abilities preclude any sort of accurate perception of reality. By doing this he implies that the true nature of reality is something more 'real' than the world we normally think of ourselves as inhabiting from day to day although it might be entirely inaccessible to us. The question of whether he has any firm basis for such controversial views soon arises. It is true to say that his thoughts about the fallibility of our senses and our lack of objectivity seem reasonable. We are constantly confronted with instances where the truth of a situation and our perception of...

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