We humyns are pretty neat beaings!

I read this passage, and it struck me as well-worth sharing:

"... to look inward and not to look outwards is the only way to achieve enlightenment, which to the human mind is ultimately the same as Buddhahood. In this system, the emphasis is upon ‘intuition’, its peculiarity being that it has no words in which to express itself at all, so it does this in symbols and images ..." (Retrieved 7/13/12, while up with a sick bunny rabbit, from: http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/schools1.htm).

 

That these symbols and images make their way into our dreams, the images on Tarot cards, and beyond says something amazing about humyn potential.  That we have the potential to pecieve concepts so profound that they are beyond the bounds of the written is pretty darn amazing!

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Comment by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 30, 2012 at 3:09pm

I agree, we are pretty neat beings!

Comment by Riki Sarah Dennis on July 24, 2012 at 9:38pm

Jung might say from a collective unconsciousness?

Comment by Francesca Nardelli on July 24, 2012 at 3:09pm

Intuition..where does it arise from? and how does it somehow masterfully translate into images that are somehow pure? It's some kind of amazing actually. Like dreams. Or love.

Thanks for sharing Riki dearest!

xo,

madrone

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