Peter, The words of the good captain .... Beefheart no ? Ian
On 11/15/07, Peter Corteen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'If you want to be a different kind of fish, you've got to get out of the > school' (Don van Vleit). > > On 15/11/2007, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > Scholars, drunk on words and obscure meanings, > > Weave a tangled web of concordances. > > Simple practice never occurs to them. > > Give up education, and the world will be better. > > > > > > There are many who seek Tao through intellect. They revel in > > thousands of coincidences, seek similarities in all the world's > > religions, conduct learned discourses for enthralled audiences. But > > they would reach the truth faster if they tied their thoughts to > > experience. > > > > The intellect is inherently dualistic. It makes distinctions and > > creates new connections between concepts and calls that > > "meaning." This type of analytical thinking is extremely limited in > > the face of Tao, which is not fully rational, nor fully quantitative, > > not fully describable. Though most followers of Tao are learned, > > they also realize that the intellect is but one aspect in what must > > be a multifaceted approach to Tao. > > > > It is said one must give up education, not because we should be dumb, > > but because we must seek a level on consciousness beyond the > > intellect. We must study, but not to the point that emphasis on > > experience and meditation is lost. If we can combine the intellect > > and direct experience with out meditative mid, then there will be no > > barrier to the wordless perception of reality. > > > > > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
