[MD] Trance state

[MarshaV]

At 06:55 AM 11/15/2008, you wrote:
>Apologies dear members of Discuss:
>
>After just having sent my reaction to Platt concerning praise for Bodvar, I
>realise that I have omitted to mention the most important thing of all: be
>aware that the MoQ places us also in a 'state of trance". In other words the
>MoQ is also a 'trance state'.
>
>'The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
>The name that can be named [it] is not the eternal name.
>The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.
>The named is the mother of ten thousand things.'
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>I may be going off on my rockers now but suggest an interpretation of this:
>The first line refers to Quality... this fits (Undefinable).
>Second line refers to DQ/SQ?
>The third line refers to SQ?
>The fourth line refers to DQ?
>
>This leads me to think that the MoQ is also a trance state. It is a
>reflection/interpretation of Quality but not Quality itself.
>
>Assist me, Andre


Well Andre, I don's see where you need assistance.  As far as I'm 
concerned you have it right.  Quality is indivisible, undefinable and 
unknowable.  But we divide it, define it and claim knowledge of it 
anyway.  That's the conventional way.  Once you realize this isn't it 
a marvel?

Marsha










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