A guy I didn't like walked through Amsterdam's red light district with me years ago. He threw up over the nearest canal bridge. I rather liked his mystic summary of the place. Reality, one suspects, is not in the eye of the beholder.
On Saturday, December 20, 2014 9:10:24 PM UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: > > To quote > > "mysticism is the art of union with Reality." > > > "The old story of Eyes and No-Eyes is really the story of the mystical and > unmystical types. "No-Eyes" has fixed his attention on the fact that he is > obliged to take a walk. For him the chief factor of existence is his own > movement along the road; a movement which he intends to accomplish as > efficiently and comfortably as he can. He asks not to know what may > be on either side of the hedges. He ignores the caress of the wind until > it threatens to remove his hat. He trudges along, steadily, > diligently; avoiding the muddy pools, but oblivious of the light which > they reflect. > "Eyes" takes the walk too: and for him it is a perpetual revelation of > beauty and wonder. The sunlight inebriates him, the winds delight him, the > very effort of the journey is a joy. Magic presences throng the roadside, > or cry salutations to him > from the hidden fields. The rich world through which he moves lies in the > fore-ground of his consciousness; and it gives up new secrets to him at > every step. "No-Eyes," when told of his adventures adventures, usually > refuses to believe that both have gone by the same road. He fancies that > his companion has been floating about in the air, or beset by agreeable > hallucinations. We shall never > persuade him to the contrary unless we persuade him to look for himself." > > ~~ > لا القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد أو إيذاء الآخرين > Do not murder, rape, enslave or harm others -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
