Thought 197: Mark Passio and James Corbett

James Corbett of the corbettreport.com

and Mark Passio of whatonearthishappening.com

are two deep souls who nourished me for several years.

Corbett is the Judea

to Passio's Rome.

Thought 196: The Ridiculous Nature of Speculative Markets

Enough said.

Thought 195: Sparing People Shame

To spare someone shame

is to be humane.

Thought 194: Secret Laughter in Places of Power

Golden laughter

is laughter that

conquers hell.

The best way

to die is of

laughter.

Thought 193: The Value of Mathematics

The value of mathematics 

lies in bringing into perfect

clarity the purest abstraction

the human mind is capable of,

where it reaches the highest

universal lawfulness and

lowest particular meaning.

Photo 2: Looking into the Camera I

Thought 192: Freedom that Comes with Little Attention

The advantage of having a small following

is that there is no pressure of

expectation and one can

continue to improve

one's art quietly.

Thought 191: Truth Is Simple

Truth is simple.

Ain't that the truth.

Thought 190: The Meaning of Enlightenment

Selfhood.

Why?

We have different

conditions of preservation

and growth from others

and we suffer and die

alone, meaning that

our power has to

be negotiated

on our own

behalf.

Thought 189: Sensitivity as Astuteness

Sensitivity denotes

a high perceptivity

and responsitivity

to information.

Sensitivity

translates

into astuteness.

Thought 188: Intelligence and Unhappiness—My Own Example

As an unhappy intelligent person,

I became happier to the degree

that I ceased to concern

myself about the state

of the world.

Thought 187: Free Will as Acquired

Free will is acquired

along with unity 

consciousness:

as I heed, so

I am attuned,

and so I will.

Thought 186: Hugo v Balzac

Balzac: ambition.

Hugo: moralism.

Thought 185: Obscuranti and Ignorami

The obscuranti are those

put in power by the

ignorami.

Thought 184: Emotional Visibility

The lack of emotional visibility

does not mean the lack of emotion.

Thought 183: France and the Collective

Three words:

la volonté générale.

France declined to

the extent that she

allowed retribution

to supplant her

nobility.

Thought 182: Knowledge and Sensibility

How we evaluate knowledge

is likely determined by our

sensibility, i.e. what we

trust in, i.e. what we

love.

Art 22: Setter Dog

Art 21: Spawn

Thought 181: Intellect Is Not Intelligence

Intellect, the capacity

for abstract thought,

is not yet discernment.

Art 20: Owl and Pussycat

Thought 180: Money Wins

Money is quantifiable

power, whereas moneye

is intangible controversy.

Art 19: Hathor

Thought 179: Empathy and Intelligence

Is empathy an

indicator of

intelligence? 

Thought 178: The Healing Power of Music

Harmony has

therapeutic

qualities—

for it establishes

trust in its favour.

And trust is love.

Thought 177: A Note on The Shining (1)

It is easy to overlook the fact

that the Overlook Hotel represents

the haunted United States of America.

Thought 176: What's in a Name?—The Beatles

The Beatles beat all.

Art 18: Shiho

Thought 175: Artistic Statement

Artistic statement

as opposed to artistic

expression indicates

that art has a political

import—for some will

trust the statement,

and others won't.

Addendum (1): The Pleasant Secret of Star Wars

The pleasant secret of Star Wars 

is that it takes one soul

to play both sides 

so as to restore 

balance to

the force.

Addendum (2): The Unpleasant Secret of Star Wars

The unpleasant secret of Star Wars

is that Luke Skywalker wants to

become Emperor Vader

and that power is 

all there is.

Similarly, doesn't Dr. Evil's rebellious son

Scott end up turning evil at the end of

the Austin Powers trilogy?

Addendum (3): The Subtle Secret of Star Wars

Jedi and Sith are the same will to power,

but the Jedi hold on to morality

whereas the Sith see through

morality: morality is power.

(Didn't the Jedi conceal

Luke's true parentage,

his father Vader (and

his grandfather Sidious), 

until it was almost too

late for him?)

Addendum (4): Sith & Jedi

Sith: let us be with the Force:

predators who say yes 

to themselves: Day & Night.

Jedi: let the Force be with us:

parasites who say no

to themselves: Everydayness.

Addendum (5): Vader

'Sidious, you're a coward.

I love you as a father.

Kenobi, you're a decadent.

I love you as a brother.'

—Vader

Thought 174: Enthusiastic Amateur

Amateurs are enthusiasts.