[MD] Awareness and consciousness in the MOQ

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Hi Ron,
Just a comment at the end.

On Apr 4, 2012, at 7:12 PM, X Acto <xacto at rocketmail.com> wrote:

> David to Andre:
> Is a 'referring term' not a definition? I think to some degree that it is..
> 
> Andre:
> Well, I beg to differ David. I do not think that by referring to [DQ] you in any way,shape or form are already defining it.Rather the referral is made from that which it is not. The referring is a finger pointing to... .
> 
> Ron:
> That is the way I tend to view it Andre. I had caught some flak in the past for referring to it as the "Good"
> as such in broad general meaning to refer to the undefined Good. I had connected these terms in the past
> with natural selection to draw together the evolutionary aspect. Now, by no means are the connections
> of these ideas a certain defining of DQ but they do serve as a finger pointing, a reference.
> I think an artful blend of what it is and also what it is not would evoke a greater intelligibility on the matter.
> The fear of definition in that it is so great that it prevents any description often inhibits any greater
> understanding of what we mean by the term as subscribers to RMP's MoQ. 
> DQ has been discussed as both a placeholder for the now of experience and also as the base general concept
> of the undefined Good. That being said, the more one says about the undefined Good, the farther one gets
> from it, but, the more one says about it can also bring others closer to that Dynamic undefined experience
> and render that experience with a greater understanding.
>  
By "closer" I assume you ate referring to understanding.  For we cannot get any closer to DQ.  The point of MoQ as I see it, is to release us from static determinations.  As you say, it is a method of pointing, and the responsibility lies with who is doing that pointing.

Cheers,
Mark
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