Now, I am stuck in a strange paradox. The Truth is thus that we should empty our cup when we believe to have found the ultimate answer. But the knowledge that the world is shapeless is itself a Truth which we must not take for granted! Now I am forced to listen to theories where good and evil are separate, opposing forces...
I am being turned into a nomad voyaging from one ideology to another in a quest for Truth that I know will never end. An endless refilling and emptying of cups.
> The Hamiltonian of the universe cannot be written down.
Xiao-Gang Wen's textbook Quantum Field Theory of Many-Body Systems offers this custom interpretation: "The physical theory that can be formulated cannot be the final ultimate theory. The classification that can be implemented cannot classify everything. The unformulatable ultimate theory does exist and governs the creation of the universe. The formulated theories describe the matter we see everyday."
I came in prepared to hate this post. Ok, another skeptic who's going to tell us why Taoism is new age bunk. Turns out I was wrong. A really good summary, by which I mean your way of seeing things matches up well with mine. I'll pass this along to others and put a bookmark on your webpage.
It's a good project trying to get people to see spirituality is not (entirely) nonsense. But you're going to write on enlightenment? Don't you have to be enlightened for that one?
There are limits to non-duality. Of what use was non-duality to an abolitionist? To the Allies? The most I can think of is that it would have a calming effect, but these two factions clearly were in posession of capital-T Truth.
Non-duality does not mean the Pandavas entirely forsake their claim.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, with plenty to ponder. Thanks!
That final line sent shivers through my spine!
Now, I am stuck in a strange paradox. The Truth is thus that we should empty our cup when we believe to have found the ultimate answer. But the knowledge that the world is shapeless is itself a Truth which we must not take for granted! Now I am forced to listen to theories where good and evil are separate, opposing forces...
I am being turned into a nomad voyaging from one ideology to another in a quest for Truth that I know will never end. An endless refilling and emptying of cups.
Maybe being shapeless can be enjoyable?
> The Hamiltonian of the universe cannot be written down.
Xiao-Gang Wen's textbook Quantum Field Theory of Many-Body Systems offers this custom interpretation: "The physical theory that can be formulated cannot be the final ultimate theory. The classification that can be implemented cannot classify everything. The unformulatable ultimate theory does exist and governs the creation of the universe. The formulated theories describe the matter we see everyday."
But yours is more succinct.
I came in prepared to hate this post. Ok, another skeptic who's going to tell us why Taoism is new age bunk. Turns out I was wrong. A really good summary, by which I mean your way of seeing things matches up well with mine. I'll pass this along to others and put a bookmark on your webpage.
It's a good project trying to get people to see spirituality is not (entirely) nonsense. But you're going to write on enlightenment? Don't you have to be enlightened for that one?
There are limits to non-duality. Of what use was non-duality to an abolitionist? To the Allies? The most I can think of is that it would have a calming effect, but these two factions clearly were in posession of capital-T Truth.
Non-duality does not mean the Pandavas entirely forsake their claim.