12-31-2013, 05:46 PM
I have found that the nature of catalyst is that it is as symbolic as one's dreams; ie, the surface presentation is not the actual catalyst (or rather it is the trigger, and the pointer). It is the smoke that is given off by the fire deeper below.
so quite often, we see the smoke, and interact with it, argue with it, exchange words with it, but it never gets to the level where the smoke can actually be addressed; ie working with the fire that is the origin of the smoke.
its the classic addressing the symptoms vs addressing the cause that our medical system is more founded on.
and here, in this analogy, even addressing the symptoms (the smoke) has zero effect, as interacting with smoke just waves it around; you can't actually 'change it' per se.
the fire down below, the imbalance, the root distortion, the emotional turmoil - that is where the locus of true action lies.
the catalyst may indeed be the pointer and the trigger (the smoke we can smell, see, and that interferes with a clear consciousness), but look just one step further down, and you will see the fire that is the causation.
address that, and the smoke disappears.
you can't fight with smoke and expect to win
so quite often, we see the smoke, and interact with it, argue with it, exchange words with it, but it never gets to the level where the smoke can actually be addressed; ie working with the fire that is the origin of the smoke.
its the classic addressing the symptoms vs addressing the cause that our medical system is more founded on.
and here, in this analogy, even addressing the symptoms (the smoke) has zero effect, as interacting with smoke just waves it around; you can't actually 'change it' per se.
the fire down below, the imbalance, the root distortion, the emotional turmoil - that is where the locus of true action lies.
the catalyst may indeed be the pointer and the trigger (the smoke we can smell, see, and that interferes with a clear consciousness), but look just one step further down, and you will see the fire that is the causation.
address that, and the smoke disappears.
you can't fight with smoke and expect to win