ERiC:
>Interesting. I'm not offended, although I am curious as to why you
>view trancendence that way. Trancendent means "above and beyond"[1],
>to me; whereas an orgasm is very "here and now". Could you explain
>(further) how you came to view "trancendent" in the manner you do? (I
>learned of the word in my religious studies class).
How do you describe sex to a virgin? How do you describe 3D to a 2D person? Trancendent means "beyond" and it also means "here". Trancendent is beyond time and space such that all the universe can be clasped 'tween your thumb and forefinger forever. Did you see he recent Star Trek movie: "Insurrection". Do you remember the moments of "out time"? That was a description of trancendence. Look...what do I know? To speak in these words...as KMO so brilliantly described in his riff on Plato's Cave...confines me to the more limited dimensions.
Either you get it, or you don't. I can't tell, except by deduction. I watch the way you move, I listen to what you say...and I want to believe you get it. Information is communicated by human rapport. If I call something "indescribable" perhaps that simply means I can't mail you a letter about it...perhaps it is a fugue of mind, a contentless pattern...a firing of neurons.
Or maybe God is speaking in my head.
What do I know? What do you want me to tell you that I haven't already said. You sound like a smart guy. All you need is the confidience, the faith, to believe that you are good, right, and productive. Be you. If you fuck it up, don't worry.
I'll point it out.
Reed
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