Ham,
Where did you learn how to write like that? I
never saw you write that like on the MD. I'm very
impressed! I went to the link to search your book,
maybe to see the cover, and the link provides a read
of the first pages. I don't know how far the pages go
yet, but as much as you hammered my poetic nature,
Ham, I've got to tell you, you webbed those first two
pages more like a poet from what I've read so far.
Your apply a better context and storyline that helps
orient where your coming from. You never put it that
way here on the MD. I know I'm not much for your
philosophy, and I even said at one point that I don't
value it. Yet, what 'stage' you create is wonderful
and clear indeed. Now the solution, your philosophy,
I wasn't for the complex webbing of logical talk, but
these first two pages in your book are put in a way
that makes it understandable to what your fighting
against. How humankind has been lifted from the
survival values where bread means much more than it
does today where the shelves are full of all kinds of
bread. People wake up in the morning thinking they
are obligated to support the system, and thus family
time and I would add as I would, those cares about the
heartbeats of other animals on this planet. Much has
become materialistic and the value of the earth has
become lifeless.
Ham this loss of Providence I mentioned in the
Practical dreams MD. Providence, even if this means
for one, the beautiful and heavenly expressions of
ones own guiding inner voice. It is dimmed by this
culture. This craziness I speak of, in which this
culture is driving me nuts is tied to the lifeless
heart this culture propels. The lifeless blood has
been instilled into this culture that objectifies
everything and suppresses the deepest expressions of
each individual. Creativity, this is the uniquness we
each have, is pushed aside for "prefabricated" ways of
being that institutions demand from us - that giant if
you will.
As I said, I'm not one for your philosophy and
its' logical complexities, but these first pages in
your book did surprise me. Your much more creative in
your story-telling than you let on. It's probably me.
I find stories, even with historical back-drops, to
be much more alive for I see characters all day from
human children, to cars passing, cornfields, and blue
jays flying from tree to tree. With my son in the
picture, I find cartoons such as "Little Bear" and
"Franklin" to be easy and lifting to digest, but I've
always been one for simplicity. Anyways, not to go
off-track...
I'm going to finish reading out the section that
is given on the link now.
woods,
SA
[Ham]
> I'm pleased to report that my philosophy of Essence
> is finally available
> from Xlibris in softback form. (Consider reading it
> as a good start to the
> new year!) The cost is $20 (US dollars) and it can
> be ordered online from
> www.Xlibris.com/Bookstore. Search for the book
> under its title, 'Seizing
> the Essence' or type my name on the Author line.
> Xlibris is a "print on
> demand" publisher, so delivery may take a couple of
> weeks. Please don't ask
> me for copies; I'm allowed only five free samples,
> and they've all been
> promised to friends and family.
>
> Aside from the fact that your purchase will help
> recover my cost for this
> self-publishing venture, I really believe MOQists,
> no matter how they feel
> about my philosophy, will benefit from a broader
> understanding of it.
> Questions about intellect vs. mind and experience
> are explained in the
> context of the awareness/otherness dichotomy, rather
> than as levels or
> patterns of existence of course, and I've addressed
> the theories of Kant,
> Descartes, Schopenhauer, Rand, and Pirsig, etc., as
> they relate to
> Essentialism. I've also expanded on the societal
> and cultural implications
> of this philosophy, especially as they concern the
> contemporary scene.
> Complete with the extended glossary, the book is
> only 157 pages thick, so
> you can read it in one or two days.
>
> While 'Seizing the Essence' is written for a
> "general" audience, I suspect
> the content will be of interest to a small segment
> of the intelligentsia,
> hopefully well represented by the MD. Naturally,
> I'll be interested to hear
> your reactions, and I'm preparing myself for
> criticism and condemnation from
> many sources. Let me know if you encounter any
> problems in the ordering
> process, and I'll try to remedy them through
> Xlibris.
>
> Thanks for this opportunity to plug the book, and I
> look forward to sharing
> my thoughts with you.
>
> Best wishes to you all,
>
> Ham
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