[MD] Food for Thought

[ian glendinning]

Great stuff DMB, thanks for that useful anthology of quotes on the
perennial philosophy of mysticism.

I can't honestly say I see how it was a "reaction" to your
disagreement with Case about whether James' psychology or empiricism
were equally valid philosophies, since I didn't see them as exclusive
anyway. (I may need to re-trawl through the thread).

That said I agree with Gav, when you write on what turns you one,
rather than directing venom at individuals, you are one of the best
(even if 90% of that was quotes). An expression of your spirit.

I repeat, great stuff. Much appreciated.
Ian

On 1/2/07, gav <gav_gc at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> fucking brilliant stuff on the perennial philosophy
> dave.
>
> clear enough for high schoolers i reckon....you would
> make an awesome teacher mate...at any level.
>
> i am giving you an ethereal high five right now.
>
> an aside: just beginning to realise (as i read
> everything henry miller has ever written) how valuable
> the last 10 years of this forum have been in terms of
> the quality of the writing. what i am getting at is
> the directness and 'write-like-you-talk' flavour of
> the best writers on the list. it has been and still is
> a quality writing apprenticeship.
>
> the forum format helps develop the clear and direct
> and original exposition of ideas simultaneous with the
> essential anchor point: the primacy of direct
> experience. this is a powerful combination and, like i
> said,  it rings a lot of 'miller' bells (the author
> not the bad beer).
>
> yes i perhaps need to reinforce that last bit (not
> that i haven't done so previously): THE PRIMACY OF
> DIRECT EXPERIENCE. that's where the magic is; that's
> why the best novels are better than any
> textbook/essay; that's where the highest truths are
> glimpsed most clearly, most poignantly... in full
> living luminosity.
>
> ...and the MOQ is an unequivocal affirmation of all
> this.
>
> to marry the rational with the existential...to wield
> the analytic scalpel under the guidance of the poetry
> of lived experience....that is the craft of the master
> and it is a craft mastered by very few. indeed it is
> arguably the terra incognita of artistic
> expression...so few are they who have ventured
> here....
> so few those who have tapped into this power, this
> awesome power.
>
> and why is it so powerful? because it is a mode of
> expression that recognises and relies upon and reveals
> the mystical source, centre, intelligence at the heart
> of existence itself. it is a *living* affirmation of
> the perennial philosophy.
>
> keep on getting better
>
> g
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