Eyes, ears, self-ness

Month, Day: 170, Names, Mercy (Beauty)

Being, now, in the Operational times, we can expect action. And, audacity would suggest that more information (abundantly so) awaits within the Writings.

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Consider that we need to get a better handle on consciousness, for ourselves and the future. That "handle" would be of use several ways, including pushing back the frontiers.  As we wait for the world to wake up, we can have our own little musings.

Such as? Take the #11 Hidden Words (Persian): O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

It suggests an operational framework with benefits beyond belief. In short, it separates out eyes, ears, and self (as thyself). Now, consider what the Master said about cognition (see spiritual powers - we could have a mapping seeing/imagination, hearing/thought, comprehension/self-ness) and wonder how this might apply in the modern reductionistic world where we're essentially thought of as a collection of particles and energies. 

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In other words, we can see if we desire. The Words are there for our use. Then, we can know God.

Think of an argument as consonance exemplified if it is true (rings as such). Ears tied to rationality? The modern world has embraced dissonance (music, for example); such movements toward the random side do not remove what messages are there for us to identify.  

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Another trend related to progress is toward enabling human efforts. And, such phenomena go beyond those things of concern to the elite view (and separatist's mindset). We like to use "savant" for unexplained talents; yet, it may very well be that latent talents will emerge more from non-elite situations than not. One case in point: numeracy (taking, for instance, STEM as the sole basis for our truth maintenance is wrongful - there are inverses of numeracy that are very interesting and potent - actually, those who bastardize mathematics have entrapped us heavily in ways that will take much effort to untangle). 

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No Luddite am I; rather, I grate at the lop-sided worldviews that have such prominence, now.

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08/25/2013 -- 

Modified: 08/25/2013