tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post8070313589023256532..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: Language and MeaningADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-60057063582138226532012-01-12T14:09:07.017-05:002012-01-12T14:09:07.017-05:00I understand, but I always want to go further, and...I understand, but I always want to go further, and the meaning "holy man" itself is so complex it defies my brain.<br /><br />We have an entire catalogue and museum of "holy" poses: we have haloes, we have sweet smiles, we have stigmata, we have miracles curing physical ailments, we have mysterious writings, we have habits and hoods to wear, we have begging bowls,we have swoons, we have brides and grooms of the gods...<br /><br />I am not sure whether the helicopter distorts our meaning of "holy man", or whether it distorts what we intend "holy man" to mean. <br /><br />Then further on, I suppose the Cargo Cults of the Pacific thought pilots of aircraft were angels and possibly holy men... thus extending the meaning of "holy man" perhaps?<br /><br />Got to go... someone is calling me to change a light bulb... just a lot of random thoughts on my part...Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-68892739982362486822012-01-10T13:54:28.794-05:002012-01-10T13:54:28.794-05:00Delighted that someone actually "engages"...Delighted that someone actually "engages" the content here. I was using the poor Lama as an illustration. The name's naked meaning is "holy man." If he shows up on a bicycle, some will think that he is being ridiculous, if in a sedan the power that sedan represents distorts the meaning, if in a helicopter, even more so. <br /><br />Original sin immediately evokes a naked Adam and Eve. The naked meaning is human limitation.ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-43865201672963562182012-01-10T11:54:05.326-05:002012-01-10T11:54:05.326-05:00That's pretty interesting, and I am thinking a...That's pretty interesting, and I am thinking about it. First time through this comes to mind:<br /><br />If the meaning came to us naked, would that be metaphorically the same as saying the Dalai Lama came walking down the street barefoot?<br />No fancy carriers...<br /><br />But "Dalai Lama" itself is not a simple concept; when we say the Dalai Lama is walking to the ornate building barefoot, is not the lack of a "carrier" itself a strengthening (i.e., modification) of a image of Buddhist practice and piety? Thus both carrier and lack of carrier modify.<br /><br />Do not take this as a rebuttal; it is probably illogical; this is the first thing that popped into my cranium, and I am going to think about it further. It could be an interesting discussion.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.com