This is passage 25 of chapter 10 of the Corpus Hermeticum. Some may find the language to be grainy, but take it in connotation [(what's the difference from anything else, right?)] Zero, One, primes, composites, but only "here" (mind-world) do all exist, if only separated by time. A statement of the uniquity of the human condition outside of plot, setting, character, and context is refreshing, so I thought I'd share:
"For none of the heavenly gods will go down to the earth, leaving behind the bounds of heaven, yet the human rises up to heaven and takes its measure and knows what is in its hights and its depths, and he understands all else exactly and - greater than all of this - he comes to be on high WITHOUT leaving earth behind; so enormous is his range. Therefore, we must dare to say that the human on earth is a mortal god, but that god in heaven is an immortal human. Through these TWO, cosmos and human, all things exist, but they all exist by action of the ONE." ...nothin' but net! ~ Fidd Chewley Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/