In what sense is the distinction between "internal" and "external" still valid in Unity or any state after? It should be merely a heuristic by that time in my estimation.
--- matrixmonitor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --External Gods may still be worshipped after > Brahman Realization > ("external" as Brahman, nondifferent); since > Ramakrishna was devoted > to Kali before and after Realization, and Ramana > Maharshi was devoted > to Arunachala Shiva. > > > - In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My guess on love, truth, and beauty's evolutionary > > purpose (as well as the notion of God, which may > be a > > synthesis of love beauty and truth) is that all of > > them have to do with right-brain activity and, > more > > importantly, with uniting the two halves of the > brain, > > that is, with effecting communications between > the > > two halves through the mid-brain--giving a kind of > > "three-dimensionality" to our notion of being > > conscious and alive. > > > > In contrast, a fish has no mid-brain. So his > notion > > that he is alive comes from the sensory input of > water > > pressure as he is turning left and right slightly > as > > he swims. I noted in another post that a fish out > of > > water is a "Godless fish." It may be that our > notion > > of an "external" God is left over from our fish > days. > > > > > > > > > > --- Duveyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.unleashingthewench.com/images/domebrdrd2.jpg > > > Don't know if > > > the image will show up for online readers, but > the > > > link above leads to > > > an image that all of us are familiar with. It > > > pertains to the concepts > > > below. I've tried my best to discover the name > of > > > the artist -- anyone > > > know? Edg > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung > > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > "Stu" wrote: "Love, truth and beauty is the > > > recognition of this > > > > harmony around us. They are part of nature, > its > > > part of us. No > > > > supernatural stuff need apply. Even a hardened > > > materialist can > > > > appreciate the organic unity of these ideals." > > > > > > > > Edg: You know those Necker cubes where the > > > diagram of a "box" shifts > > > > perspectives back and forth before your eyes > -- > > > with the brain being > > > > challenged to mindfully hold one of two > > > perspectives? > > > > > > > > That's the process of enlightenment to me -- > you > > > just suddenly flip to > > > > the other POV. Blake would approve, eh? And > this > > > is echoed in the > > > > adages of the masses such as "Fish or cut > bait," > > > "Stand for something > > > > or fall for anything," and/or "Do you see the > > > glass as half full or > > > > half empty." Note that communal wisdom > underlines > > > the natural ability > > > > of all folks to DIRECT ONE'S ATTENTION. > > > > > > > > The appreciation of beauty is obviously not so > > > hard wired that it > > > > prevents us from seeing ugliness. I remember > > > taking my children onto > > > > my lap when they were crying or pissed off, > and > > > I'd usually be able to > > > > tweak their minds such that they began to > laugh > > > even while their tears > > > > or their clenched fists were still griddle hot > > > processes. > > > > > > > > Like that, beauty is always there, but the > secret > > > of life is that > > > > ugliness is as valuable as beauty. Yeah, > Shiva's > > > needed to dance a > > > > jig -- gotta have a destruction phase to > > > progression. > > > > > > > > In Art there's photorealistic works that amaze > one > > > with the exquisite > > > > gem edges, leashed iridescence, and shiny > > > glintings, and we swoon. > > > > > > > > Generally missed by all who view such an > artwork > > > is that using one's > > > > eyes to see creates just such an artwork -- > > > looking at the back of > > > > one's hand is just such an experience with its > > > 3000 lines per inch > > > > detail, its 10,000 hues seen, its astounding > depth > > > of view, its > > > > perfect structures, anatomies, and sense of > light > > > -- and, ITS REAL! > > > > > > > > Flip onto that perspective 24/7, eh? -- ya > think > > > it might be a mental > > > > technique that would evolve ya? I laugh that > > > there's all these videos > > > > games out there that are straining to achieve > > > realism, yet, every kid > > > > has reality smacking his face like bugs on a > > > windshield on a dark road > > > > in mid-summer Iowa -- like Huxley's birds > calling > > > "Attention!" in his > > > > dystopia "Island." Smack, smack, smack. > > > > > > > > Heaven is right there in our faces down to the > > > neenee-nana-nanosecond. > > > > Each view, each sound, each report from any > sense > > > is as rich as, > > > > well, as rich as God could create. Try > flipping > > > into God > > > > consciousness -- you can do it just like being > > > able to see a Necker > > > > cube change. I think anyone has this ability > to > > > suddenly shift into > > > > ephiphany at ANY MOMENT, "caused" by ANY > INPUT. > > > > > > > > 'Course, there's no such thing as input, but > you > > > know what I mean. > > > > > > > > Edg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com