06-24-2016, 02:28 PM
(06-24-2016, 01:06 PM)Aion Wrote:(06-24-2016, 12:52 PM)YinYang Wrote: Naturally, those things I approve of would be good in my eyes, and those things I disapprove of would be evil in my eyes. "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" is one of those sayings that actually makes no sense. One who is balanced isn't oblivious to evil, they accept the opposite polarity without judgement. Words like "empty" and "void" in this context when everyone is trying to understand a concept better, means nothing to me...
The idea is that because the state of reality is like a mirror which is reflective of many distorted states then any point you are perceiving evil you are really perceiving a distorted part of yourself. 'Empty' and 'Void' are just words attempting to grasp at that state of 'silent' equilibrium when the cognitive dissonance between opposing concepts is resolved. Thus suggesting the extremes of polarity are held only as far apart as you choose to hold them.
That is funny how you say 'one who is balanced isn't oblivious to evil, they accept the opposite polarity without judgement', thus creating a further separation by creating a duality of 'balanced' and 'evil'.
My only point is that what you perceive in reality is either a distorted perception of yourself a distorted perception of another self. I think that trying to polarize things by labeling them as this or that is the exact opposite of this exercise, which I see as an attempt to resolve opposites in to unity. Thus, for me, I would not like to say something is good or evil, I say it is empty or void because for me those are terms which are 'polar-neutral'.
Other people may prefer different terms and have different concepts relating to these ideas. I am attempting only to explain my own consideration of these ideas. This is to describe the inner state of an entity.
I did not speak of ignoring or being oblivious, quite the opposite. By declining to separate things in to 'good and 'evil' you begin to see there are more complex relationships at work between individuals than a simple concept of two extremes and I think Ra was trying to point to that vast complexity many times.
Good and evil are labels, categories which have been established for a long time but always relating to that which is approved and that which is disapproved. Accepting both of these things within yourself does not make them go away but it does bring peace. For me, peace feels empty, void of conflict and activity and thus restful. So I use those words.
That being said, again, that does not mean I 'negate' or ignore evil or good for that matter, it is that I see a point of resolution for them.
Words/actions hold no meaning once the distortion is unveiled, thus I can understand what you mean by void being a balance. You remind me of Adonai One's posts, but back then I barely had any idea what he spoke of.
(02-23-2016, 04:30 PM)Adonai One Wrote: I see no reason to act. I see no reason to cling packets of suppressed emotion called thoughts, words.