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2020-03-31T11:15:00Z
it seems i have all the earthly possessions i consciously believe i need
right now
..............................
what is this feeling
this can't be right
i need a void inside myself to fill with meaningless things made of
plastic and semiconductors
what is my life now
am i a sage? have i achieved enlightenment?
...
yes. yes i think i am a sage now
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hmm am i a guru or a sage?
A sage (Ancient Greek: σοφός, sophos), in classical philosophy, is
someone who has attained wisdom. The term has also been used
interchangeably with a 'good person' (Ancient Greek: ἀγαθός, agathos),
and a 'virtuous person' (Ancient Greek: σπουδαῖος, spoudaios). Among the
earliest accounts of the sage begin with Empedocles' Sphairos. Horace
describes the Sphairos as "Completely within itself, well-rounded and
spherical, so that nothing extraneous can adhere to it, because of its
smooth and polished surface."\[1\] Alternatively, the sage is one who
lives "according to an ideal which transcends the everyday."\[2\]
Guru (/ˈɡuːruː/, UK also /ˈɡʊruː, ˈɡʊər-/; Sanskrit: गुरु, IAST: guru)
is a Sanskrit term for a "teacher, guide, expert, or master" of certain
knowledge or field.\[1\] In pan-Indian traditions, guru is more than a
teacher, in Sanskrit guru means the one who dispels the darkness and
takes towards light, traditionally a reverential figure to the student,
with the guru serving as a "counselor, who helps mold values, shares
experiential knowledge as much as literal knowledge, an exemplar in
life, an inspirational source and who helps in the spiritual evolution
of a student".\[2\] A guru is also one's spiritual guide, who helps one
to discover the same potentialities that the guru has already
realized.\[3\] discussion
hmm... i think the spherical thing works best for me, and i am indeed a
sage. the polished surface is particularly on point.
also i have an objection to molding objects or things, and i think i am
definitely not a guide to follow, so i think being a guru is out of the
question.
well. shit. i have entered the stage of being of sagehood. fucking
weird.