Tag: Language
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 1 –The Limits of Ordinary Thinking
Our everyday understanding of reality is shaped by a deeply ingrained framework: the assumption of becoming. We live within a world where things appear to change, arise, and vanish, and this perception is so fundamental that we rarely question it. Yet, as Emanuele Severino has demonstrated, this framework is not an objective truth but an…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 5: NDEs and the Encounter with the Eternal
Throughout history, reports of near-death experiences (NDEs) have fascinated and perplexed humanity. These profound events—marked by sensations of leaving the body, entering radiant landscapes, encountering beings of light, and experiencing a deep sense of unity—have often been interpreted as glimpses of an afterlife. But from the perspective of the eternal Structure of Being, what do…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 9: The Role of Language in Revealing the Structure of Being
The Crisis of Language in a Fragmented World One of the most insidious effects of the collapse of foundational meta-narratives in Western thought has been the fragmentation of language itself. In the absence of a universal framework, language has become unmoored, shifting according to ideological, cultural, and personal preferences. Meaning is no longer grounded in…
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Post 57 – Beyond Thought: The Structure of Being and the Convergence of Paths
The preceding discussion on philosophy, mysticism, theology, and near-death experiences (NDEs) illuminated a fundamental tension: truth is immediate, yet language and thought often obscure rather than reveal it. If philosophy does not construct truth but removes the obstructions to its appearing, and if religious, mystical, and experiential insights testify to the same immediacy, then a…
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Post 56 – Beyond Words: Direct Seeing, Philosophy, and the Limits of Language
Human beings have long wrestled with the relationship between truth and language. Is truth something we discover through reasoning, or is it something immediate, beyond the grasp of conceptual thought? Philosopher Emanuele Severino argues that truth cannot be reached from untruth—reasoning alone does not produce it, because we are always already within it, even if…
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Post 51 – The Error of Metaphors: The Wave, the Drop, and the Illusion of Dissolution
The Pitfall of Metaphors in Expressing Oneness Throughout history, mystics, philosophers, and those who have encountered states of heightened awareness—such as near-death experiencers (NDErs)—have attempted to describe their realization of the oneness of Being. However, their descriptions often rely on metaphors that, though evocative, implicitly carry the mistaken notions of becoming and annihilation. The wave…
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Understanding the Structure of Being – 7
The Challenge of Language: How Words Reinforce Illusion Language is the medium through which we express, conceptualize, and communicate reality. Yet, it is also one of the greatest barriers to understanding the eternal structure of being. The very words we use are steeped in the assumption of becoming—of things arising, changing, and perishing. As it…
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Understanding the Structure of Being – 6
The Misunderstanding of Nothingness: The Root of All Confusion At the foundation of nearly every misconception about reality—about time, causality, free will, and even meaning itself—lies a single, pervasive error: the belief in nothingness. The very idea that things can “come into being” or “cease to exist” is inseparable from the assumption that there is…
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Near Death Experiences 4: Light, Beings, Encounters and Cultural Filters
One of the most common features of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) is the encounter with luminous presences, divine beings, or deceased loved ones. Many describe being enveloped in an all-embracing light, standing before a figure of ultimate authority, or undergoing a review of their life in the presence of compassionate observers. However, while these elements appear…
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Near Death Experiences 3:Language and the Impossibility of Describing the Eternal
A striking feature of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) is the recurring claim that they are “beyond words.” Many who undergo NDEs struggle to articulate what they have seen, felt, or understood, often resorting to paradoxes: It was more real than reality. I experienced everything at once, but it wasn’t time as we know it. The light…
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