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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Journey to the Center of the Cosmos

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In keeping with our themes of Christian nihilism and Dudist abiding, I reread an essay by Peiper -- the limber lama of leisure -- on the ins...

Journey to the Center of the Cosmos

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In keeping with our themes of Christian nihilism and Dudist abiding, I reread an essay by Peiper -- the limber lama of leisure -- on the ins...
121 comments:
Monday, June 14, 2021

Making Time for Nothing

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Here's a pithy little formulation by Schuon that bears somewhat on doing nothing, AKA non-doing. "Spirituality," he writes, ...

Making Time for Nothing

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Here's a pithy little formulation by Schuon that bears somewhat on doing nothing, AKA non-doing. "Spirituality," he writes, ...
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Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Doing Nothing vs. Doing Nothing

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Back in my days as a "productive" citizen, I never took a long vacation -- maybe two weeks at the most -- the reason being that I ...

Doing Nothing vs. Doing Nothing

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Back in my days as a "productive" citizen, I never took a long vacation -- maybe two weeks at the most -- the reason being that I ...
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Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Vive la Différence

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Or not. In any case, there is a fundamental difference between esoteric and exoteric approaches to the ultimate knowledge, or knowledge of t...

Vive la Différence

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Or not. In any case, there is a fundamental difference between esoteric and exoteric approaches to the ultimate knowledge, or knowledge of t...
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Saturday, May 29, 2021

On Circularity and Absurcularity

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I think it's accurate to say that while Thomas begins with the material senses and ascends to the immaterial Principle, Schuon begins at...

On Circularity and Absurcularity

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I think it's accurate to say that while Thomas begins with the material senses and ascends to the immaterial Principle, Schuon begins at...
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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Random Thoughts on the Passing (Please!) Scene

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St. Thomas thought about everything, including politics. When a degenerate people hand power over to demagogues, then "the elective pow...

Random Thoughts on the Passing (Please!) Scene

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St. Thomas thought about everything, including politics. When a degenerate people hand power over to demagogues, then "the elective pow...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Codgertations

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In the past, posts have generally appeared between around 8:00 and 10:00 AM. Since there's no longer any morning rush, expect them to ap...

Codgertations

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In the past, posts have generally appeared between around 8:00 and 10:00 AM. Since there's no longer any morning rush, expect them to ap...
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Monday, May 24, 2021

Down the Rabbit Hole of Experience

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We're just flipping through Keys to the Beyond , looking for one that might unlock the doors. Of perception. And of realization, i.e., i...

Down the Rabbit Hole of Experience

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We're just flipping through Keys to the Beyond , looking for one that might unlock the doors. Of perception. And of realization, i.e., i...
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Saturday, May 22, 2021

Outer and Inner Limits

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This post goes over a lot of well-trod ground. I suppose it might be helpful to newbies, if such readers exist. It lays a foundation, but th...

Outer and Inner Limits

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This post goes over a lot of well-trod ground. I suppose it might be helpful to newbies, if such readers exist. It lays a foundation, but th...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021

To Reality, and Beyond!

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I mentioned in a comment that I've been leisurely alternating between two books, one called Reality , the other called Keys to the Beyon...

To Reality, and Beyond!

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I mentioned in a comment that I've been leisurely alternating between two books, one called Reality , the other called Keys to the Beyon...
18 comments: