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Paulus P
Paulus Jan 10, 2006 00:50:54
Replying to Littlestone

Badly termed I'm afraid - considering there is no self to be had in the first place. Though in ritual, there is the decisiveness to act, which we call - well, what do we call it? Though the 'sacred' itself is the fullness of things in their entirity - from dew-drops and rabbit-shit, to farts and stars. Or am I just mad!? (probably) There is nothing in the natural order of things which isn't sacred in my strange view of the world.

Would participator be a better word than self? I note your Buddhist background. What would you say?

P PeterH
PeterH Jan 10, 2006 09:12:38
Replying to Paulus

What do you mean by "sacred" ? - serious question and not a wind up

The word has no meaning to me - none at all.

M morfe
morfe Jan 10, 2006 09:20:48
Replying to Paulus

"Though the 'sacred' itself is the fullness of things in their entirity - from dew-drops and rabbit-shit, to farts and stars. Or am I just mad!? (probably) There is nothing in the natural order of things which isn't sacred in my strange view of the world."

Reminds me of the 'sacred shit' conversation here some time ago.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=12273&message=120468

So count me as mad too, Paulus :-)

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jan 10, 2006 12:00:04
Replying to Paulus

>I note your Buddhist background. What would you say?<

MU

(a Japanese word important in Zen koan practice). More at -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu