Guy Hoyle:
> I've never really understood how mystics are supposed to work. I take
> it that they are supposed to try to remove themselves from "entanglements"
> with the world, so they can "refute" the weight of a bolder when they try
> to lift it, "refute" the existence of somebody's armor when they give him
> the Flying Lotus Kick
The above is rather in the "I hide behind my shield from its breath attack, and try to disbelieve the dragon" category of use of "refute".
The exact meaning of 'refute' would depend on the precise cosmology of the mystic in question. But it would be a very odd sort of philosophy that can rationalise one's own need to smack one's enemies, and the reality of one's Flying Feet, but regards said armour as "unreal" (provisional, incorrectly preceived, whichever).
> "refute" their need for food, water, and sleep, etc.
In many cases, yes.
> Is there any limit on what they can "refute"?
In practice, yes. It's going to be hard to characterise this "globally", though -- it would depend very much on the individual tradition.
Cheers,
Alex.
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