Tao Speaks: I can't escape the imperfection

I can't escape the imperfection

Posted by rat on 4/20/2009, 12:55 pm, in reply to "Re: "Faith in the Heart"."
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Just kidding Steve. I have provisionally come to the conclusion that I don't understand anything.

My guru (a red frog) assures me that I am one step away from despair, and she claims when I reach that point I will be in the kindergarten of wisdom. She further claims that if I am smart enough, I will learn how to stay there as long as I breathe.

If I fail, she says, I will be doomed to think that I am wise. To tell you the truth, it scares the hell out of me.

I told her I knew nothing, but she says that is no different from a person who brags that they do know something. I guess I am s.o.l., but yet I have a six pac in the frig and some matzo ball soup that I got trading away some Costco lasagna. So maybe everything is perfect after all?

love,
rat

--Previous Message--
: At the risk of coming across as a
: psychoanalyst and (worse) a snob, allow me
: to suggest that you simply don't get it,
: Butcho, when it comes to the view you
: characterize as 'Everything is Perfect.'
:
: As a theist with mystical insights, you
: struggle to reconcile the competing impulses
: of obedience and freedom. You want to honor
: and pay homage to a 'greater force' (what
: you call 'The Creator') while at the same
: time you sense a unitive oneness in all that
: there is.
:
: I don't envy the path of the Christian
: Mystic. It's a hard and rocky road to
: navigate.
:
: "And as such some argue that since
: this is the case that there is nothing that
: needs to be done for everything is perfect
: as it is for nothing is separate. Yes and
: no."
:
: Yes and no, indeed. And that's the part I
: think you don't get. Or don't feel.
:
: Everything is indeed perfect as is. Even my
: longings are perfect. Even my confusion is
: perfect. Even my not-knowing is perfect.
:
: I cannot escape the perfection. I cannot be
: outside of the perfection.
:
: Some are able to juggle the two competing
: views. To keep them up in the air at the
: same time.
:
: The view that holds that all manner of thing
: is well. That there is nothing fundamental
: or essential 'to do.' And the view that
: holds that there are things to do. Places
: to be where we are not.
:
: And here's the best part: Even this sense
: of mine of a 'juggle'--however artificial a
: construct it may be--is perfect.
:
: I cannot escape the perfection.
:
:
:
:

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Message Thread:

"Faith in the Heart". - Butcho 4/18/2009, 10:51 am
- Re: "Faith in the Heart". - Butcho 4/20/2009, 7:55 am
  - Re: "Faith in the Heart". - Steve 4/20/2009, 12:21 pm
    - I can't escape the imperfection - rat 4/20/2009, 12:55 pm
      - Re: I can't escape the imperfection - Steve 4/20/2009, 1:07 pm
        
        Re: I can't escape the imperfection - Butcho 4/20/2009, 5:11 pm
      - a rat gets froggy - Butcho 4/20/2009, 5:19 pm
    - Re: "Faith in the Heart". - Butcho 4/20/2009, 4:39 pm
      - Re: "Faith in the Heart". - Steve 4/20/2009, 5:02 pm
        
        Duct Tape and other Unitive Things. - Butcho 4/20/2009, 8:00 pm
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--Previous Message-- : Just kidding Steve. I have provisionally come : to the conclusion that I don't understand : anything. : : My guru (a red frog) assures me that I am : one step away from despair, and she claims : when I reach that point I will be in the : kindergarten of wisdom. She further claims : that if I am smart enough, I will learn how : to stay there as long as I breathe. : : If I fail, she says, I will be doomed to : think that I am wise. To tell you the : truth, it scares the hell out of me. : : I told her I knew nothing, but she says that : is no different from a person who brags that : they do know something. I guess I am : s.o.l., but yet I have a six pac in the frig : and some matzo ball soup that I got trading : away some Costco lasagna. So maybe : everything is perfect after all? : : love, : rat : : --Previous Message-- : At the risk of coming across as a : psychoanalyst and (worse) a snob, allow me : to suggest that you simply don't get it, : Butcho, when it comes to the view you : characterize as 'Everything is Perfect.' : : As a theist with mystical insights, you : struggle to reconcile the competing impulses : of obedience and freedom. You want to honor : and pay homage to a 'greater force' (what : you call 'The Creator') while at the same : time you sense a unitive oneness in all that : there is. : : I don't envy the path of the Christian : Mystic. It's a hard and rocky road to : navigate. : : "And as such some argue that since : this is the case that there is nothing that : needs to be done for everything is perfect : as it is for nothing is separate. Yes and : no." : : Yes and no, indeed. And that's the part I : think you don't get. Or don't feel. : : Everything is indeed perfect as is. Even my : longings are perfect. Even my confusion is : perfect. Even my not-knowing is perfect. : : I cannot escape the perfection. I cannot be : outside of the perfection. : : Some are able to juggle the two competing : views. To keep them up in the air at the : same time. : : The view that holds that all manner of thing : is well. That there is nothing fundamental : or essential 'to do.' And the view that : holds that there are things to do. Places : to be where we are not. : : And here's the best part: Even this sense : of mine of a 'juggle'--however artificial a : construct it may be--is perfect. : : I cannot escape the perfection. : : : : : :

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