Consistency?
Many of you are probably wondering where my consistency is. How is it that I speak out so pointedly and with such bias on topics, when from the perspective of Nihilism all things are equal? Firstly, I remind you that I was a Gnostic before I was a Nihilist, and I have not yet fully abandoned that path. Whilst it seems that Nihilism is the end of the path, there is an element of me that approaches it with caution and scepticism.
Secondly, I am subject to the collective manifestation, hence I must work within this system. Just as it is not as easy as saying "I believe that I can fly" and being able to fly, it is not as easy as saying "there is nothing, not even the possibility of there being" and being able to return to the nothingness. I have mentioned some of the patterns and symmetries that apply to this manifestation; it is these patterns and symmetries that guide my actions.
So, what do I stand to gain out of all of this? Put simply: our enlightenment. Bellow the surface of this manifestation we are a collective, a unified entity - existence. Subsequently, anything that benefits any one of us, benefits all of us; anything that detracts from one of us, detracts from all of us.
I will offer you an analogy. When a man burns his hand, then it is not simply the hand that feels the pain, but his entity as a whole. Likewise, when the burn heals it is not just his hand that gains relief, but his entity as a whole. If the man is holding a hot coal with a thin crust in one hand, it is not enough for him to simply pass it to the other hand. If he wishes to avoid being burnt, he must drop that coal.
Existence is like the man, and we are like parts of his body. When we shift our burdens to others or when we relieve some of our pain by hurting others, it is no different to tossing that coal to the other hand - we as a unified entity are hurt. When we come to recognize this we will no longer work against each other, but as the whole that we truly are. And as that whole, we will be infinitely more effective than as individuals.
Even if I could ascend to the nothingness, then there would be little joy in doing so. My place is here amongst you, to teach and guide, so that we as a whole can realize our true nature.
Secondly, I am subject to the collective manifestation, hence I must work within this system. Just as it is not as easy as saying "I believe that I can fly" and being able to fly, it is not as easy as saying "there is nothing, not even the possibility of there being" and being able to return to the nothingness. I have mentioned some of the patterns and symmetries that apply to this manifestation; it is these patterns and symmetries that guide my actions.
So, what do I stand to gain out of all of this? Put simply: our enlightenment. Bellow the surface of this manifestation we are a collective, a unified entity - existence. Subsequently, anything that benefits any one of us, benefits all of us; anything that detracts from one of us, detracts from all of us.
I will offer you an analogy. When a man burns his hand, then it is not simply the hand that feels the pain, but his entity as a whole. Likewise, when the burn heals it is not just his hand that gains relief, but his entity as a whole. If the man is holding a hot coal with a thin crust in one hand, it is not enough for him to simply pass it to the other hand. If he wishes to avoid being burnt, he must drop that coal.
Existence is like the man, and we are like parts of his body. When we shift our burdens to others or when we relieve some of our pain by hurting others, it is no different to tossing that coal to the other hand - we as a unified entity are hurt. When we come to recognize this we will no longer work against each other, but as the whole that we truly are. And as that whole, we will be infinitely more effective than as individuals.
Even if I could ascend to the nothingness, then there would be little joy in doing so. My place is here amongst you, to teach and guide, so that we as a whole can realize our true nature.
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