At 08:48 AM 8/12/2002 -0000, you wrote:
>I don't want to be putting words into Greg's mouth, but FWIW I'd say
>that there are many doors to Illumination, some of which will
>involve Deep Study of Lunar philosophies, which will require and
>involve use of NP. All languages are both tools and also cultural
>constructs - witness the umpteen eskimo words for 'snow' to reflect
>their environment and the very clear distinction between two Russian
>words for crime, one of which means 'something I think is morally
>wrong' and the other 'something which is against the law (ie, the
>State thinks is wrong)'. Thus, NP can act as a 'viral carrier' for
>the meme which is the Lunar Way, just as exposure to *any* other
>source of cultural contact can change the outlooks of those exposed
>to it. But in terms of Illumination, it is more that it can act as a
>tool - one tool of many available - to reach this state.
>
>Perhaps an important point to restate here is that while there are
>those who reach Illumination through the Lunar Way, the Lunar Way is
>not 'about' Illumination as such - and Illumination need not involve
>anything to do with the Lunar Way at all!
Hey, I wanted to say that. :)
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