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In the story, halahala represents the dangerous suffering or destructive consequences that can appear before a great treasure or spiritual reward is obtained.

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syncro said:

As looshers feed on loosh, one in remembrance consumes (alchemizes) them in lila.

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I have an image of us using our loosh as a kind of bait, to pull in the looshers before we snap them up in our dharma jaws!


“No matter how you’re feeling, get up every morning and prepare to let your light shine forth. Those with eyes to see will see it, and be enchanted by it.” And then we eat them

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He became a guide, quiet and in leisure. In the middle of a school he came and spoke the Word, as a teacher. Those who were wise in their own estimation came to put him to the test. But he discredited them as empty-headed people. They hated him because they really were not wise men. After all these came also the little children, those who possess the knowledge of the Father. When they became strong they were taught the aspects of the Father’s face. They came to know and they were known. They were glorified and they gave glory. In their heart, the living book of the Living was manifest, the book which was written in the thought and in the mind of the Father and, from before the foundation of the All, is in that incomprehensible part of him.

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Heraclitus and Parmenides are two foundational Pre-Socratic Greek philosophers who presented diametrically opposed views on the fundamental nature of reality and change.

Heraclitus: The Philosopher of Flux
• Core Doctrine: Reality is characterized by perpetual change, movement, and transformation.
• Famous Metaphor: "Everything flows" (panta rhei) and you cannot step into the same river twice, as new waters constantly flow upon you.
• The Underlying Order: Change is not chaotic; it is governed by an invisible universal law or harmony called the Logos.
• Unity of Opposites: Strife and tension between opposing forces (like hot/cold, wet/dry) create a dynamic, balanced harmony.

Parmenides: The Philosopher of Stasis
• Core Doctrine: True reality is singular, eternal, motionless, and unchanging; what-is cannot come from what-is-not.
• The Illusion of Change: Change, plurality, and motion are mere illusions of the senses. Reason (logos), rather than sensory perception, reveals the absolute truth.
• The Rejection of the Void: Nothingness does not exist, so a vacuum or empty space (which would be required for movement or division) is impossible.

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