For some time now I have been trying to apply the Tao to MoQ. Principally this has been done by evoking the Yin and Yang, and the concept of balance. Another way to look at this would be the Buddhist concept of codependent arising.
As I was investigating this from many angles I came across this interesting semantic problem. That is, Quality does not have an antonym. Words such a mediocre or abomination come to mind, but these have no relevance to Quality. Now this is not unusual, since many words to not have antonyms such as light or beauty have antonyms. Quality is converted from an adjective to a noun. Now this was interesting. As Aldus Huxley famously said on his deathbed while tripping on acid: "I have seen the way things appear to be, now I will see how they truly are". Here we have a good example of the world of appearances being converted to the world of essence. It took Huxley the final step to see how things Are. However, many mystics claim to know such a thing in their own lifetimes, and I for one believe them. And so, what is a method for transitioning? Again, semantics comes to the rescue. When qualities are changed to Quality, we are able to look through the curtain. When we realize that what we see is the world of appearances, it is a short step to being in the world of essence. This would be akin to Ham's negation of Essence, but the other way around. Once we can ignore the world of appearances, all that is left is the world of the formless. Therefore, we travel from the world of static quality to the world of dynamic quality. There are many ways of achieving this enlightenment. One of my favorites is to dissociate myself from my thoughts, and listen to what they are telling me. This is similar to relegating the brain to a subservient position. My body is making my brain feel hungry, for example. The trap that most people fall into is thinking that they are their thoughts. However, the brain is just another organ, and there is no scientific proof that ones thoughts are directly analogous to ones sense of self. Others believe that the heart is akin to the soul. This is, of course, the basic distinction between the romantic and the classic viewpoints as discussed in ZMM. The times that I use this technique the most, is when I am trying to fall asleep with an over-active brain. I tell the brain that it can continue to plan and worry, but the rest of the body is going to sleep. I am usually out like a light. Mornings were once filled with woe, like there was a vulture on my bedpost. Now I wake up refreshed and ready to go. Give it a try! More soon to come concerning random thoughts on Quality in the Balance. Thanks for listening, Mark 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/md/archives.html
