ZEV Evolution

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In a message dated 7/23/04 3:20:10 AM,

Chinese Medicine writes:

 

ZEV:

While clearly things are moving much faster than centuries ago, I

don't see where human consciousness is necessarily more evolved. Look

at the world around us. Both exciting creativity, and great danger.

If anything, we have greater technology with the potential for great

growth, and conversely, great destruction.

 

lon: Human consciousness *isn't* nessecarily more evolved. That should be

clear from watching our president interact with Osama. However, human

consciousness *is* potentially more evolved for us at the leading edge.

 

 

ZEV: Your example below is extreme. One doesn't have to immerse in

books for fifty years to understand the classics. I find inspiration

in one line that lasts me for weeks. There is scholarship at different

levels, and we can draw inspiration at whatever level we choose to.

You can devote your life to small sections of one classic, such as the

Nan Jing, and find infinite variations in clinical application in your

own practice. >>

 

Lon: Great! And, I find inspiration in human relationship. A depth of

intimacy in a clinical interaction that lasts for weeks. Again, scholarship is

great

but its NOT a prerequisite for making a revolutionary difference in the life

of a patient or on the planet. You like reading books and thinking? Fine. I

only take issue with the notion that the most relevent truth is to be found in

the past or needs to be referenced to the past. Freedom has no history.