Hi Charles
thanks for the mail, you raise more interestig points! ...
You wrote
I have been working very hard, but I have also actively tried to maintain a social
life. This has led me into contact with many people. Unfortunately, many of them are
shallow and unthinking, and have arrived at an apparently arbitrary definition of what
they see as quality.
Richard
Is this bad? Why is it bad?
Charles
What has happened to these fellow students and friends of mine, all of whom are very
intelligent, is that they follow the path of Dynamic Quality until it leads to
degeneracy. This brings up a host of questions. How does one define degeneracy? Why
does Dynamic Quality lead to it?
Richard
are they degenerate or are they simply going thru the normal pattern of life. you are
born you experience and get used to inorganic and organic values (first 15 yers).
then you discover society and enjoy it for the few the your career takes over and you
think more. then you retire and enjoy the moments as they come! why is this
"degeneracy"? because its different to you? C'est la vie!
Charles
At school, I find myself attempting to maintain a very high level of static
qualities, but my friends, who are capable of maintaining the same level, often pursue
Dynamic Quality and drop into degeneracy, and by that I mean heavy drinking, not doing
work, playing games, and in general engaging in all the forms of entertainment that
society has to offer.
Richard
Why is this bad? they think they lead a ife of quality, they hurt no one but
themselves so why is this bad?
Charles
I live a life of high static quality.
Richard
On which plane? organic, social or intellectual? :o)
Charles
However, I am often confronted by the temptations of dynamic quality that I know
will lead to degeneracy, such as not doing work in order to play video games. What
does the MOQ have to say about this?
Richard
the distractions are not DQ they are social and organic and inorganic. dynamic
quality is the cutting edge, it is not bad for you, it is the thing buddhiss seek! do
buddhists play video games nd drink lots?
Charles
Is there a threshold of static quality, or more simply put, as static quality
attains higher and higher levels, what happens to the implications of Dynamic Quality?
Does the level of desire for dynamic quality drop off as higher levels of static
quality are achieved, that is, are we trying to approach an ideal level of static
quality where dynamic quality will no longer become important because it will lead to
degeneracy, such as the ideal presented in The Fountainhead? Or, does the level of
desire for Dynamic Quality remain constant as higher and higher levels of static
quality are achieved, meaning that the higher levels of static quality we achieve, the
more we tend to devolve into a degenerative state? More needs to be said about dynamic
quality and its implications for all of us, so that we may figure out the implications
of avoiding degeneracy.
Richard
I think you are confused as to what is meant by DQ. You can not CHOOSE it, it is the
realisation without thought of what is happening from moment to moment. To see it is
to see quality itself! Have you read zen and the art of motorcycle maintanence?
perhaps you should?
Charles
By the way, I am assuming that it is desirable to avoid degeneracy, because by
definition it leads to lower levels of static quality. Unless of course someone is
willing to take the position that people are willing to accept lower levels of static
quality for whatever reasons. Either way, I invite discussion into this topic.
Richard
Degeneracy is good if it alows you to see the benefits of the higher planes. maybe in
10 years you'll wish you'd seen more of the degeneracy as then you'll have greater
undertanding of the lower levels. static quality is in many ways subjective, how can
you judge an existence you haven't experienced? I await your reply!:o)
Thanks for your input Charles
Richard
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