Tuesday 9 June 2009

The Gods Will Have Fulfill'd Their Secret Purposes.

In many circles, mental health circles especially, there is an emphasis, an observation, that part of the human condition is a need for meaning. It would seem the legacy of our self-consciousness; the by-product of our dubious advantage of knowing that one day, we will die. An individual, alone, will either consciously construct a belief system and employ certain actions to achieve certain goals, or will, with less self-awareness, be caught up in the flow of life with less personal responsibility exercised. This is but a grand generalisation of the story of humanity, of two possibilities often manifested. Perhaps meaning is less important if there is no one, not no ego, not no "self", but no one. Perhaps meaning is intrinsic to whatever the manifestation happens to be; perhaps life is its own purpose. Perhaps if no one is willfully constructing a map for living life, life is lived. Perhaps it is best to trust life, to have faith that whatever happens is what must happen, and that no one, however wise, can ever predict the portents of any occurance; perhaps, more deeply, there is no one who has to have faith and trust. This message is about no one. This message is deeply unpopular, and offers no hope to the individual. There is no one here that will advise to love deeply, to engage utterly, to discern, somehow, one's true purpose, and to busy oneself pursuing that purpose to its fruition. There is no one who can self-inquire, although self-inquiry may arise; there is no one who can love well and truly and deeply, with the help of other apparent individuals, at last conclude that love is the answer, love is the question, love is the way; although loving others may arise, with a feeling of fulfillment and bliss, and an unquestioning certainty that this deep love and the actions it suggests are the absolute purpose. There is no purpose needed, other than the existence of anything at all, and the utter wonder in that.

5 comments:

Admin said...

I have nothing to add to this, except: "Wow you white background seems to give rise to black squiggly lines! I guess thought labels those apparent things words are something?"

Oh and Alan Watts rocks my pants off. Help I feel naked! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLrMVous0Ac

No One In Particular said...

Still seem reluctant to read many squiggles or view many lectures that purport to point to whatever the hell it is we're trying to talk about. Guess I want to keep it fresh!

Wellness Education Institute said...

hey, One!
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like your new pic!
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i've been dabbling on the dual gameboard lately, and just ventured over here for a good dose of no one.
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as usual, many thanks,
:) len

No One In Particular said...

I have now exhausted the apparent supply of decent pictures of "myself". Lots of judgment, time, ego, etc. in that statement, but nonetheless, it is a statement of Absolute Truth!

Admin said...

But yet you seem to read every article at Conscious Flex! Awwww I feel special, my ego is so pleased! *Laughs* I love ego! Like the lost child that people try to abandon then there comes a time when one realizes that ego is this too.