Aum Namah Shivayah is the offering (yajna) mantra.
Jesus is the seed (bija) mantra.
Buddha is the root (mula) mantra.
And Allah is the fruit (phala) mantra.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Reincarnation in Judaism
Reincarnation is part of some Jewish mystical traditions.
Job 1:21:
Job 1:21:
He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sins, Gifts, and Virtues
Astrological symbolism exists regarding the seven capital (or "deadly") sins, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the seven virtues.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
First Rule of MWS
Modern Western Science (MWS) is a game, a game that when played well, results in useful, practical knowledge that can be used to explicate, control, and predict events in the empirically observable and quantifiable universe of matter and energy. The track record of MWS in helping the human species live longer and healthier lives is non-debatable. (Whether MWS has helped humanity live more moral lives, well, you can debate that if you choose. Morals isn't quantifiable.)
And the game of MWS has rules. The first rule of Fight Club...uh, I mean, the first rule of Modern Western Science is (1) you do not invoke what is not empirically observable and quantifiable in order to explain what is empirically observable and quantifiable. The second rule of MWS is (2) you DO NOT INVOKE what is not empirically observable and quantifiable in order to explain what IS empirically observable and quantifiable. The third rule of MWS is (3) if you do invoke what is not empirically observable and quantifiable in order to explain what is empirically observable and quantifiable, then you are no longer playing the game of MWS. At which point, you are playing SOME OTHER game -- perhaps philosophy, perhaps aesthetics, perhaps theology, but you are no longer playing the game of MWS.
It's OK to not play the game of MWS.
It's totally fine to not play the game of MWS.
You are not a bad person if you are not playing the game of MWS.
The game of MWS is not superior or inferior (necessarily) to any other particular game.
The game of MWS will not (in itself) make you happy.
The game of MWS will not (in itself) lead to nirvana.
The game of MWS will not (in itself) open the door to salvation.
But the game of MWS has rules, those rules make the game work, and if you're not playing by the rules, you are simply not doing MWS.
And the game of MWS has rules. The first rule of Fight Club...uh, I mean, the first rule of Modern Western Science is (1) you do not invoke what is not empirically observable and quantifiable in order to explain what is empirically observable and quantifiable. The second rule of MWS is (2) you DO NOT INVOKE what is not empirically observable and quantifiable in order to explain what IS empirically observable and quantifiable. The third rule of MWS is (3) if you do invoke what is not empirically observable and quantifiable in order to explain what is empirically observable and quantifiable, then you are no longer playing the game of MWS. At which point, you are playing SOME OTHER game -- perhaps philosophy, perhaps aesthetics, perhaps theology, but you are no longer playing the game of MWS.
It's OK to not play the game of MWS.
It's totally fine to not play the game of MWS.
You are not a bad person if you are not playing the game of MWS.
The game of MWS is not superior or inferior (necessarily) to any other particular game.
The game of MWS will not (in itself) make you happy.
The game of MWS will not (in itself) lead to nirvana.
The game of MWS will not (in itself) open the door to salvation.
But the game of MWS has rules, those rules make the game work, and if you're not playing by the rules, you are simply not doing MWS.
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