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ziplock · 05-02-2006, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by verklingen

Ziplock:

This is a very though-provoking post. I thank you for bringing the words of Mr. Lee to my attention. The essence of what he is saying is indicative of the mindset of a devotee:

These words are very wise. The cause of all worldly misery is the material tendancy to categorize and distinguish. As humans, we incarnate this concept. A look at any human studies will show you our tendancy to sort everything according to how we see them: from the animal kingdom to cellestial formations to chemical compositions. These designations graphically illustrate what I mean when I say that we operate under illusion. All creation is simply energy existing in what we see to be different states, but the fact is that it is all energy, however we or our rational mind view it. To truly experience anything beyond the dull modes of our material nature, we have to become free of these designations.

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dev·o·tee Audio pronunciation of "devotee" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dv-t, -t)
n.

1. One who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate: a devotee of sports.
2. An ardent or fanatical adherent of a religion.

My question is thus: Where does the devotee stand in relation to the following?

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Finally, a Jeet Kune Do man who says Jeet Kune Do is exclusively Jeet Kune Do is simply not with it. He is still hung up on his self-closing resistance, in this case anchored down to reactionary pattern, and naturally is still bound by another modified pattern and can move within its limits. He has not digested the simple fact that truth exists outside all molds; pattern and awareness is never exclusive.