Quoting Kevin Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > And so feelings are biological but thoughts are intellectual. The > intellectual > level > seems like a convenient way to elevate the individual above society. > > Does the MoQ provide any guidance on how to distinguish ego from Quality?
"The MOQ, as I understand it, denies any existence of a self that is independent of inorganic, biological, social or intellectual patterns. There is no self that contains these patterns. These patterns contain the self. This denial agrees with both religious mysticism and scientific knowledge. In Zen, there is referent to big self and small self. Big self is Dynamic Quality." (Note 29, Lila's Child) I guess Pirsig is agreeing with Dennett, Hofstadter and others that "self" is an illusion although you will note above his reference to "I." If it is an illusion it seems to be a useful one. From my perspective, "I" is what protects the independence of the individual and the intellectual level from the forces of "we." Also it is the "I" that responds to DQ. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ 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/
