[MD] Chan and qi/eastern intellect

[Dwaipayan Lahiri]

Dear Marsha, Ian, Bo,

I write from experience.  While not an exponent by any definition of  
the word, I have been a serious practitioner of Taoist Tai Chi Chuan   
and Yoga for a few years now.  The concepts of Tao-te-ching and  
Vedanta seem easy enough to intellectually grasp...and based on our  
proclivity towards the Mind/Body divide, even seem ridiculous to some.

But the real import of the reality is in the experience of it. I have  
probably seen just the tip of the tip of the iceberg.  But that is  
enough to dispel any misnomers I have had about what they are maps  
towards (just like someone very eloquently described MoQ to be).

Unless two people have travelled the same experiential path, it is  
very difficult to understand each other or what is being described  
wrt Esoteric traditions. There is no common frame of reference (no  
amount of intellectual effort will be able to bridge that gap imho).

Warm Regards,

Dwai

On Nov 11, 2007, at 12:04 PM, MarshaV wrote:

> At 02:55 PM 11/9/2007, Dwai wrote:
>
>> Intellect will only take us far enough to know what to reach out and
>> grasp. To actually grasp this thing, one has to drop everything,
>> including syntax and intellect that is built around it.
>
> Dwai,
>
> I would say this is true.  And sometimes intellect can even prevent
> the reaching out.  Or return you to judge your context within a map
> to quickly.
>
> Marsha
>
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