>--- shempmcgurk wrote: > > --- ruthsimplicity wrote: > > > > --- TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > The universe, as far as I can tell, IS mystery. > > > The word "mystery" could well be a synonym FOR > > > the universe. From its surface level to its > > > finest, most fundamental level, mystery is all > > > you find at the end of every quest. > > > > > > My feeling about this is that the coolest and > > > smartest thing we could do is *embrace* the > > > mystery. I understand that some people love > > > to contemplate the mystery and search for whys > > > or hows or "answers," but I just get off on > > > the mystery deepening into deeper mystery. > > > > > EXACTLY how I feel. There is beauty and logic but still it is all a > > mystery. > > > > That is fine by me. > > It isn't fine by me. > > "Mystery" denotes a degree of unknowing and incompletion. If my > consicousness is, ultimately, capable of knowing and experiencing the > universe that is what I want. > > It may be enjoyable and fun to contemplate a mystery but I want the > whole enchilada.
Gotta agree here. Saying "I love the mystery" reminds me of people who say, "Life is a journey, and not a destination." That sounds like what people say when they don't have answers and don't expect to arrive anywhere. I wouldn't be so cynical if there weren't so many people who've said, "There is a destination, and an awakening." If they got there, I would like to get there, too. The best experience I ever had in meditation was an instant when everything in the universe made sense. I got it, if just for a tenth of a second. Look how much entertainment depends on producing that sense of "aha!" All those mystery novels. The Harry Potter franchise. All sorts of educational pursuits. It's a great feeling. Is it just that - a feeling? - or does it reflect a more universal fulfillment inherent in the human experience?
