you've given me much to think about in your post, Ash. It reminds me of the physicist, Richard Feynman, and his quest to define the moment of inspiration that we all have: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj4y0EUlU-Y
On Mar 11, 2:35 am, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/10/2010 9:04 AM, Molly wrote: > > > "there will not be enough" > > ah! enough is, indeed, a state that many of us wander > > Meh, I've bounced in many directions of mental state and the words are > out there to express each one to a good degree. But they are like so > many programming languages, and the ones who provide a guiding light > often stand blinded by the same, that is how it usually seems for me. > > There must be a way, a system of knowledge and belief which can provide > that extinguishment for each of us. For me, I am hoping to find the > thing that the lowest, and destitute man can take ahold of no matter > from which direction he came and exceed the greatest mind and spirit of > today. Something that unites all domains of philosophy, knowledge, > belief, and experience without diminishing their potential but by > staring all things straight forward and infusing that light which our > guides have found into the collective destiny of mankind and everything > we do. It wouldn't be my place to judge the ascetic and inaction, > pacifism, but there does appear to be a loss in it, that of humanity. > Something we know much and little about. In unison, and complementary, > higher/lower, endo/exo appears to me the truth against the axioms of > dichotomy and being rendered impotent in one way or the other. Yet, all > the knowledge and beliefs are so rich with power and meaning we would be > at a loss without such diversity, but I don't think it should represent > our greatest weakness, nor do I believe it today represents our greatest > strengths, but I do believe all of it can. > > At least that is what I imagine this thing to be for me, 'enough'. I > don't think that is motivated by a sense of entitlement, self-pride, > justice even but because I believe it is possible. Of course all these > words are conveniently accessible symbols for an inconvenient situation. > > Before I forget again, thank you for the introduction to Cohen's music, > it has been wonderfully inspiring, painful, and uplifting! > > Sincerely, > -Ash -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
