The underlying notion that the
physical is fundamental Reality creates a model that is, and will
always be, half complete. All thought and accompanying action/object
that is based upon such a belief system will also be incomplete. Any
attempt to substantiate this incompleteness within the constructs of
the model itself will result in the redundancy of the incompleteness.
Until the inherent incompleteness of the model is recognized and a
new model is adopted, such redundancy will continue.
“Thing” is the basis – the
root word – referring to most everything put forth in/as
language. Consider the usage of these words in everyday language:
nothing, something, anything, everything. The primary definition for
the word “thing” is: a material object without life or
consciousness; an inanimate object. “Thing”, subconsciously
or consciously, immediately brings to mind pure physicality. We have
set up in our language, a bias toward material objects, with Life and
consciousness merely affixes after the fact.
This subtle but deeply ingrained
bias inherent in the English language has manifest into/as every
single major mode of thought brought forth by societies with English
as their primary language.
For example:
Orthodox Christianity, with it's
stark dualistic belief system of good/evil, heaven/hell, either/or.
The belief still held by most of
science that consciousness arises from the physical workings of the
brain, and that therefore psychological problems can be treated via
the use of drugs.
The ongoing belief that
manipulation of the physical realm via technology will somehow solve
mankind’s problems.
The ingrained placement of
physicality as fundamental Reality sets up a stark dualistic model
that is unbalanced and highly unstable. This instability is manifest
as the extremes we see in our society. Some of which are:
rampant consumerism
the fact that two-thirds of
the American population are overweight or obese.
the fact that two-thirds of
the American population are on at least one prescribed medication,
with half being on two.
If physicality is the base of
Reality – if physical things are the only phenomena that truly
exist – then when the body passes, “I” will cease to exist. In
a pure either/or dualistic system there is either something or
nothing. Is there any wonder why we seek to gain sex, food, material
possessions, relationships, and try to avoid the loss of all that is
physical? Can there be any concept that would strike one with as much
fear as the idea of ceasing to exist?
With a slight shift in
perspective, this biased, unbalanced, starkly dualistic model can
gain balance. This more balanced perspective can then lessen the fear
and the extreme behavior caused by it.
By simply shifting the meaning
of “nothing” from: “not existing” or “non-existence” to:
“nothing that is/can be described”, one adopts a cognitive model
that more accurately describes Reality. In doing so, however, we have
removed nothing as the symbol representing non-physical phenomena.
This can be replaced by “non-thing” or “ether” or
“consciousness”.
This softer, more comprehensive
triune model simultaneously erases non-existence and places the
physical and non-physical on equal footing. This is of course the
same model spoken of last post:
NEGATIVE NEUTRAL POSITIVE
MIND SPIRIT BODY
HOLY
GHOST FATHER SON
YIN TAO YANG
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
BIRTH LIFE DEATH
WAVE
FUNCTION REALITY PARTICLE
EMPTINESS IS FORM
THOUGHT BEING ACTION
SUBJECT SELF OBJECT
NON-THING NOTHING THAT THING
IS
DESCRIBED
Do You see? “Nothing” has
been misinterpreted/misrepresented. There is no such thing as
non-existence. However, mind, believing itself to be the final
authority, disregards phenomena that cannot be/is not described as
simply not existing. This is of course, ludicrous, however one must
get out of mind in order to SEE...
You are existence Itself.
Be, transcendent of
description, and You will have conquered death.
