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Offline Eluvatar

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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2007, 03:45:12 AM »
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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2007, 07:32:10 PM »
Perhaps you should look towards the emptiness of the Zhao Ching for guidance. The value of i is only that of a symbol, whose shifting meaning defies all absolute comparison, like the endless swirling of the sand in a garden. All things are equal, but to say "equal" is only to draw two sticks.

To "Embrace", as has been said, is a concept to be avoided at all costs. Embracing will give great misfortune to those who accept that other than emptiness. Consider the turtle who escaped his shell and so withered in the sun. Surely, the only conclusion to be drawn is "MU!"
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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2007, 06:14:13 PM »
But is it not so that by pursuing emptiness, one shelters himself from both pain and pleasure, and therefore any enlightenment that comes from experiencing both?  If one becomes empty, does it not gradually lead to apathy and a sluggishness of the spirit?  Does it not lead to a life unfulfilled, having pushed away any chance to learn from such experiences?  Is it not better to pursue balance, rather than emptiness?
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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2007, 06:48:30 PM »
Can one reach such perfection by eating the Cookie of Transcendance?

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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2007, 06:55:17 PM »
I would chance to offer this opinion:

Whether guidance better flows from nothingness or balance depends on the philosophy and soul of the individual; what each believes to hold value and the ultimate goal of the seeking of guidance in the first place.

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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2007, 07:48:52 PM »
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Re: So that the Bazaar may Remain Uncluttered, the Master now Speaks Here
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2007, 09:08:13 PM »
In Nothingness there is great Wisdom, and much nothing in babble.
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