Monday, February 25, 2008
Mythology of Hinduism #3
Allan Watts seems overly intellectual. How he said that if we could dream any dream we wanted to is very stupid, because i can already do that! What if I don't want to rescue princesses from dragons? I already think things are real when i dream forgetting that i am actually dreaming, so asking what if is sort of pointless! Plus i am not God! So thinking if i was him is complete crap. And when he said "And so this is the basis of the hindu view of the universe and man" I didnt even understand what he said it was, so how am i supposed to know the basis of the hindu view of the universe and man!!!! The metaphysical and mythological levels of hinduism is dumb also. Metaphysical isnt always negative, nor is mythological always positive. Illusion is a plauge??? A stage plauge? Something that ill be drawn into and ill be caught in it, but if im not pursuaded then how is it a plauge? I like how he compared dancing and music to be the nature of the world, playful and not serious. Even though i liked it I do not agree with him. The world is not playful, if it was, wouldnt you think that the people would be more light hearted... We have to face it, the world is not a very nice place. Plus he skipped aroud so much, expecting me to follow him. It drove me completely insane!
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Wow, Hannah you make me laugh. I agree with you on just about everything. When I dream, to a certain extent, it is what I want. As for us being God, to even think that is just shows how intellectual these people are. I also agree about with how you criticize his view of the world. Right now, it seems just about every region of the world is involved in some sort of conflict. This is obviously not a game, and people who neglect this fact live in a fanciful world.
I think you are over-stressing on this subject. Your post is less observing and a bit more judgmental that I had hoped for. Merely listening to another religions point of view (without being asked to accept it) is simply to explore what other people think. Don't be so harsh and fast to pass judgment.
I think you may have missed the point of the lecture.
Mr. Farrell
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