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Saturday, April 10, 2004 |
| The Point of Existence: Chapter 2 If I seem crabby lately, its because I'm reading a book full of sentences like this:
Yup. Any more concrete and you are talking about sidewalks. That sentence is right in the middle of a long section that uses the words "suchness" , "isness", and "thereness". I get the sense that the author knows he has 600 pages to fill and he's going to spread himself out and get comfortable. He also threw in the word "facticity". I obviously still believe there is some insight to be gained here, or I would throw the book down the same crapper that I pitched my $20 into when I bought the thing. The insight in this chapter is the "fall into narcissism", restating once again the theory that our egos get in the way of enlightenment.
To me "forming concepts" means something like, when I see the color green, I don't really see it, I just have a concept in my mind of what green is. And "identify with different aspects of experience" is to hitch my wagon to a projected image : father, employee, patriot, swimmer, clown. He goes on to say how healthy and normal it is to form these associations. However, at some point, something happens that calls it all into question or at least lets you view the self from a totally new perspective. My impression is that the book tries to teach you how to get there without having a near death experience. 11:34:53 PM  comment []
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