--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, a_non_moose_ff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > What was your favorite saying again Jim? > > > > > > > > Oh yes. "The world is as we are". Nice saying > > > > > > Nice saying?...and you wrote recently: > > > > > > "This is not a problem of semantics, nuance and poetic > > > differences. The four statments together are a farce. > > > Its either absurd or insane. Its not mystical insight, > > > spiritual paradox, or poetic license. Its double > > > speak pusshing its own limits." > > > > "Doublespeak pushing its own limits." That's actually > > a nice description of the nature of existence. > > > > Those who seek enlightenment hoping for an end to > > contradictions are in for a nasty surprise. > > Or a > pleasant one, depending on who they are. The > > world, after all, is as we are. Those who are > > willing to deal with Life As It Is will find in > > enlightenment a nice place to live. > > Those who are seeking simple answers and a resolution to contra- > > diction will probably keep seeking long after the > > answer has made itself obvious to them. :-) > > > All nice platitides, but not relevant to the above quote. > > That there are apparent contradictions as consciousness unfolds, does > not imply that ALL contradictory statements are valid or > "enlightened". Doublespeak, masquerading as rational or superior > insights, is the tool of charlatans and political repression. It is > manifestation the orwellian vison of 1984. > > A clear, finely tuned intellect is necessary for realization and > appreciation of higher states. Muddled thinking, gross and over > reaching generalizations, are not a sign of higher states, but of > bondage and ignorance. >
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