10-26-2016, 12:00 AM
Billy,
Thank you for taking the time for the lengthy explanation, though I must say I don't quite follow you. Not that I don't understand what it is you are saying, I simply don't understand the relevance of it. I don't really mind the way your mind seems to bounce back and forth, it's the point of origin that I'm looking at. What drove you to that explanation, and what guided you to what appears to be presumptions about my intent behind the title, and who I am as a person?
I like simple words and simple explanations. I don't like big, long, drawn out explanations where simple ones could just as easily do the trick. As Charles Bukowski said, "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." Obviously, with explanations of sorcery and all it involves, simple answers are not always possible. I personally find it best to exist somewhere in the middle. We keep the artist alive because he is our last connection to the abstract, but the intellectual is he who helps us survive in the world of men.
I chose the title for no particular reason, but for me the statement serves a few different purposes. It is a simple reminder that we already know the answers to the questions that our minds ask. Once upon a time, a man asked me what I though meditation was. I told him, "Well, your mind spends all day asking a billion different questions about a billion different things. Meditation is when you shut up long enough to hear the answers." Thinking is of very little use, as we live in what I like to call a "self-evident universe." Silent knowledge provides us directly with answers before we even have a chance to ask a question. Another purpose of the statement is to remind myself of the true nature of time, that all events are taking place simultaneously within the dream. What happens tomorrow was already seen yesteryear. Hope this helps you better understand where I am coming from.
serloco,
I chose the name for a few different reasons. Primarily because who I am is not important. I will never meet any of you, and my personal opinions and feelings will not be involved in any discussion I may have here. What is important is the knowledge and wisdom we might be able to share with one another. Note that this is not to say that I wish to strictly remain impersonal and distant, I'm just not interested in investing emotion into discussion. Having a name identifies self, and being aware of self is the very thing I'm fighting against (metaphorically). Secondly, the internet is a place of anonymity by its very nature. I could tell you that I am whoever I wish you to believe I was. There's no way for you to verify any of this without meeting me personally, but I'm afraid I'm really not interested in meeting with other sorcerers in the outside world. At least, not yet. Being "nameless" is simply my way of trying to be "casually upfront" about who I am...? Hahah, I'm sure you get it.
Anyways, a pleasure to "meet" you both. Looking forward to whatever lays ahead.
Thank you for taking the time for the lengthy explanation, though I must say I don't quite follow you. Not that I don't understand what it is you are saying, I simply don't understand the relevance of it. I don't really mind the way your mind seems to bounce back and forth, it's the point of origin that I'm looking at. What drove you to that explanation, and what guided you to what appears to be presumptions about my intent behind the title, and who I am as a person?
I like simple words and simple explanations. I don't like big, long, drawn out explanations where simple ones could just as easily do the trick. As Charles Bukowski said, "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." Obviously, with explanations of sorcery and all it involves, simple answers are not always possible. I personally find it best to exist somewhere in the middle. We keep the artist alive because he is our last connection to the abstract, but the intellectual is he who helps us survive in the world of men.
I chose the title for no particular reason, but for me the statement serves a few different purposes. It is a simple reminder that we already know the answers to the questions that our minds ask. Once upon a time, a man asked me what I though meditation was. I told him, "Well, your mind spends all day asking a billion different questions about a billion different things. Meditation is when you shut up long enough to hear the answers." Thinking is of very little use, as we live in what I like to call a "self-evident universe." Silent knowledge provides us directly with answers before we even have a chance to ask a question. Another purpose of the statement is to remind myself of the true nature of time, that all events are taking place simultaneously within the dream. What happens tomorrow was already seen yesteryear. Hope this helps you better understand where I am coming from.
serloco,
I chose the name for a few different reasons. Primarily because who I am is not important. I will never meet any of you, and my personal opinions and feelings will not be involved in any discussion I may have here. What is important is the knowledge and wisdom we might be able to share with one another. Note that this is not to say that I wish to strictly remain impersonal and distant, I'm just not interested in investing emotion into discussion. Having a name identifies self, and being aware of self is the very thing I'm fighting against (metaphorically). Secondly, the internet is a place of anonymity by its very nature. I could tell you that I am whoever I wish you to believe I was. There's no way for you to verify any of this without meeting me personally, but I'm afraid I'm really not interested in meeting with other sorcerers in the outside world. At least, not yet. Being "nameless" is simply my way of trying to be "casually upfront" about who I am...? Hahah, I'm sure you get it.
Anyways, a pleasure to "meet" you both. Looking forward to whatever lays ahead.