Re: MD What's the difference?

From: Scott R (jse885@spinn.net)
Date: Tue May 06 2003 - 04:01:49 BST

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    Platt,

    I have found that I need to make differences, but which words I choose to
    make this difference is somewhat arbitrary. The difference that I have in
    mind is the one between what is "before" the DQ/SQ split and what after.
    Then I sometimes see the need to distinguish one word's use so that with a
    capital letter it refers to the before, and after to either DQ or SQ. So, I
    tend to group these words as follows:

    Before the DQ/SQ split:

    Quality
    Consciousness (-without-an-object-or-subject -- see Merrell-Wolff)
    The Tao

    as DQ:

    Awareness
    "I" or Self (the Big Self, or Atman -- not the ego)
    Apprehension

    as SQ:

    experience
    reality
    existence

    (Note: as mentioned, with capitals, the first two move into the first
    category. Existence, on the other hand, I take in its etymological sense, as
    "standing out", and that puts in SQ. Of course, "reality" could be treated
    the same way (deriving from "res" or "thing"), but it tends to be used more
    in the first category sense when capitalized.)

    (Note 2: my selections for DQ is my own idiosyncrasy, which I realize needs
    more explanation. I've mentioned it before, but haven't really given a
    thorough case for it. Hope to by-and-by.)

    I left out

    Now

    'cause I need to think about it some more.

    - Scott

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 12:37 PM
    Subject: MD What's the difference?

    > Hi All:
    >
    > Can anyone tell and define the difference (s) between the following?
    >
    > Reality
    > Now
    > Existence
    > Awareness
    > "I" or Self
    > Apprehension
    > Experience
    > Quality
    > Consciousness
    > The Tao
    >
    > I think they're all different words pointing to the same indefinable
    > phenomenon. But, I could be wrong.
    >
    > Platt
    >
    >
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