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Nahnni, Yes, tribalism and individualism seem to ...

2009-11-04T20:41:48.998-05:00

Nahnni,

Yes, tribalism and individualism seem to me two sides of the same egoic coin. When individual egos gathers into enclaves (like churches) under the same belief system then this gives power to egoic beliefs, no matter how absurd the beliefs. When I speak of "collective" I tend to mean everyone with no exclusions.

However, it does seem likely that when we accept that there is no answer, and answer will immediately be available. Can't prove it though, so it's just a hunch.

Thanks,
mikeS

I agree with the fear of chaos being outside of th...

2009-11-02T15:43:23.499-05:00

I agree with the fear of chaos being outside of the proverbial box of religion, status quo, some kind of revelation and so on and so forth. M. Night Shymalen's "The Village" is a great example of having left the box only to construct a new one, using the same fears to build the new foundation under the guise of protection from some unknown harm.

The hero/heroine always carries a talisman, the greatest being the trust in one's own wit. But does this hero/heroine save those dependent on the talisman or him/her self in the process? It is a double-edged sword. Death separates each one in a moment, yet comes to us all in another moment. What rests between birth and death is an attempt to make sense of any of it. If we gather in a collective, we may be right or wrong. Going it alone, same thing. Two or more, possibly a chance, but still the danger of making things up, because what else is there? None of the gods have descended to give us information, and those we claim have, are always so far removed from the present moment (sic)that the story only repeats itself, is added to, deleted, embellished, etc. that it loses meaning, especially to the more discerning. So, we look to new ones and call them gurus or priests or psychiatrists or the gold standard.

Do we search for gathering to assuage the innate loneliness of being? And talk the talk so we might be seen as walking the walk? Then we are accepted? Even if it means being disingenuous? And if we are not accepted, is the punishment a consignment again to the loneliness of exile? Some make the choice for themselves, become the village eccentric, the dangerous lone mind vulnerable to the evil of thinking outside of the box, the one the medieval mind fears most of all. Some just gather into a monk hood and protect themselves from the scary stuff.

Perhaps there is no answer and that's the answer. Perhaps therein rests the freedom. A congregate that agrees there is no answer, let us go out and grow organic. But then, in a season, a leader emerges, is assigned or slips into the role.

Isn't the dream of so called "oneness" the dream of like mind? One of the best films I have ever seen which even comes close is "The People", a little known Francis Coppola film based on the stories by Zenna Henderson.

Like mind is reached together, but it is either a long time coming or a long time gone. If things come full circle, as they often do in the scheme of things, tribalism will return from the chaos of individualism. But myth will always be the same and we will condemn the suspect stranger.

Oy~

:)

"It's scary, very scary." How apropos for Hallowe...

2009-10-31T08:10:22.091-04:00

"It's scary, very scary."

How apropos for Halloween!

Good Grief! You're so opportunistic.

mikeS

It's difficult to see all duality as love, or what...

2009-10-31T04:12:24.983-04:00

It's difficult to see all duality as love, or whatever "positive" label you care to put on it. duality needs good AND bad...perhaps oneness is beyond all concepts of right and wrong. Perhaps, if the ego-concerns slip away, what manifests is more naturally "good"...maybe. Jesus said, lose yourself, gain the whole world. "Yourself" may very well include all those belief systems about right and wrong...terrifying to let go of...what will happen then? Will I go postal in the local 7/11? Will I become an even lazier, selfish bastard, unconcerned with the plight of humanity? It's scary, very scary.