Theos-Talk Archives (October 2004 Message tt00313)

At 01:47 PM 10/19/2004, you wrote:

> Drpsionic@a... wrote:
> > In a message dated 10/19/04 1:04:44 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > bartl@s... writes:
> >
> > <<
> > Theosophy is as Theosophy doesn't?
> > >>
> >
> > I like that one. I may steal it.
>
> Well, I can put a stop to that. I give you permission to use it. Now
> you can't steal it anymore!!!!
>
> Bart
He's still stealing it if he takes it in a way that you don't approve -- in 
this case, taking it as stolen even though you offer it as a gift.

Now, playing with words ...

The Zen of emptiness: "isn't" or "is not" which can either mean "does not 
exist" or mean "actively exists in a state of emptiness or negation".

The Zen of inaction: "doesn't" is "does not" which can either mean "does 
not do" or mean "does nothingness or expresses non-being".

We have this duality between "is" and "does", between being-ness and activity.

Now, let's put a spin on "Theosophy is as Theosophy doesn't." It could mean 
Theosophy exists because it involves the activity of emptiness or 
transcendence, rather than mundane, outer-world things.

Of course, if I was a politician, I could make a phrase mean almost 
anything. But Jerry Hejka-Ekins might suggest to us to ask the question, 
"What does the author mean when he or she says that statement?" So I could 
ask Chuck that question. Or I might suggest to us to ask the question, what 
insight or inspired thought does those words evoke in us, and for the 
answer to that, all I can do is wait, watch, and see what people say...

Eldon