Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 <snip> > > > > it makes sense to me anyway. the courage to sail an > > > > uncharted sea, destination unknown, and even the notion > > > > of " oneself " empty, pointing nowhere. > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > this courage is same.....every evening....before sleep..... > > > > > > ...entering an " uncharted sea, destination unknown, and even the > > > notion of " oneself " empty, pointing nowhere " > > > > > > > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > > a ship that is emptiness > > on a sea that is emptiness > > > > emptiness in emptiness > > > > and then > > > > just emptiness > > > > Bill > > > so emptyness should have courage to enter in....emptyness?.... > > > Marc by that point it is all dissolving into the mist anyhow... for the emptiness you are speaking of is the notion of oneself as empty, pointing nowhere. so at that point it is a Ghost Vessel, as it were, a fata morgana on a ghostly sea of endless Silence where does the ship end and the sea begin? all boundaries blurred, it is just Emptiness dwelling in Itself. an interesting metaphor for Emptiness dwelling in Itself is a " klein bottle " : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle and a more general notion is Douglas Hoffstaeder's notion of " strange loop " : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_loop Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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